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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

Peter,

You're right. It isn't fair to lump Brian Drent in with JP Cohen, especially with what we now know about JP Cohen. I won't go back and edit my post, but only because I don't believe posts should be edited. I do regret posting it in this thread. The implication that it leads to isn't fair to Brian.

It was JP that said they were friends, not Brian. Maybe they just knew each other because they both had similar sized auction houses. When I dropped the cards off, Brian wasn't even there and I'm not sure he ever even saw them.

I disagree with you a bit about the "guilt by association" part, though. If some guy I know is a scumbag and you say you're friends with him, it doesn't necessarily mean you're a scumbag, but you have less credibility than someone else. Once I know you more, I can decide for myself, but until then, you're that guy that's friends with a scumbag.

The problem here is that it was the scumbag that said he was friends with the other person, not the person who said he was friends with the scumbag.

I'd like to apologize to Brian for what conclusions could be drawn from my post. I'd have no problem with it being deleted, either.

Also, to clear it up, the JP Cohen I know is a scumbag whether it's the guy in these stories or not.

-Ryan