Not defending Koos or the Mantle, but-

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Posted By: Kenny Cole

that there are a lot of theories as to what is happening and not too much evidence to back any of them up. I don't know Dr. Koos either and, as stated earlier, he could be the devil's brother. Then again, maybe not. Some of his posts are rather vulgar, but I've read vulgar posts from others as well. In any event, the issue isn't whether or not he's a boy scout in terms of what he says.

There seems to be a lynch mob mentality forming. Perhaps it is justified, but I personally think its a little early for that. Yes, he could be going to contact the high bidder who didn't meet the reserve and sell him the altered card. Yes, he could be up to many other nefarious schemes. Maybe he doesn't own the card at all and has been bitching about this purportedly altered PRO card for months just to get the Board in a huge uproar before he tells everyone that its a practical joke. The point is that there are many theories, and there really isn't much evidence to support any of them.

Why not indulge in some small amount of trust? The auction will be over in a few days and he's said he'll tell everyone what's going on then. That doesn't seem too unreasonable to me. And, for those of you who truly feel exorcised by the thought that he might really try to foist this piece of crap off on some unsuspecting buyer, here's a thought: do something about it other than scream. Be the high bidder and then refuse to pay because the card is admittedly altered and that wasn't set forth in the description. Maybe I'm naive, but it seems to me that he would surely have some difficulty, even with ebay, if he tried to enforce a winning bid on a card which he had admitted to this board was altered and he hadn't put that in his description.

Bottom line is, if he really wanted to screw a newbie, he is surely smart enough to figure out a better way to do it than this. Consequently, I have real problems believing that's whats going on. It's something else.

Kenny Cole