Allow me to share, and contribute. :)

[Al C.risafulli]

My point, and I apologize to Joe if I was too insulting in the way I tried to make it, was that I'm really tired of hearing people insulting grading, the grading industry, and in this case "crossovers" as if people who have opted to go that route are second-class citizens.

I collect graded cards. I like to think that doesn't make me a second-class citizen as I immerse myself in the sets I collect as much as any raw collector I know (except some of those T206 guys like Ted). Meanwhile Joe, who unquestionably has a wealth of card-related knowledge, is spending an awful lot of time criticizing the nature of other people's posts while he himself is, over his last few dozen posts, averaging about 5% card-related subject matter.

As a parallel, I don't collect PCL stuff. When there's a topic on 54 about Zeenuts or Pacific Coast Biscuits, I just don't read it. I don't find a need to start a thread complaining about it. It's all related to the same hobby.

-Al

[Ladder7]

Slabheads rule you raw card fools!

[Bamacollection]

Net54 has a health care & unemployment problem???? Leon, are you alright????

[Potomac Yank]

Before I start, I want to make sure that T's Please, and anyone else is back in front of their PC with their favorite bowl of popcorn.

Al, as for your post #24, I hope that you're not one of our community lawyers.
That was a lame, and piss poor attempt at a summation for your case.
Looks like you were struggling for some kind of justification.

I believe in giving credit where credit is due.
Rob D, and I for some reason, or another, have been having some kind of a fun mental fencing duel.
As Rob pointed out, and I have to give credit to his fair mindedness, you selected a come back, a parry from our fencing match.
Not only that, but most of your other selections were from other comebacks.
I know you're from somewhere in Jersey, but in NYC, that's unacceptable.
Come on Al, you can do better than that.

Next case.

[Al C.risafulli]

Joe, I didn't "select" anything. I listed out the last 25 posts you have made on this board. They are what they are.

Exactly one of them was about vintage cards, and all that one did was mention that you were looking for T210s.

If you recall, I'm not the one who started this thread to complain about the content of other people's posts. It was you who did that.

My point is simple: if you're going to criticize posts about graded cards, then please add some value. Post about cards and quit whining about what everyone else posts. I don't need to be a NYC lawyer to be able to make a case - I don't even need to make a case. You make it for me.

-Al

[Potomac Yank]

Next thing you're going to tell us is:

The governor of Alaska is going to be your running mate.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by Potomac Yank

Before I start, I want to make sure that T's Please, and anyone else is back in front of their PC with their favorite bowl of popcorn.

Al, as for your post #24, I hope that you're not one of our community lawyers.
That was a lame, and piss poor attempt at a summation for your case.
Looks like you were struggling for some kind of justification.

I believe in giving credit where credit is due.
Rob D, and I for some reason, or another, have been having some kind of a fun mental fencing duel.
As Rob pointed out, and I have to give credit to his fair mindedness, you selected a come back, a parry from our fencing match.
Not only that, but most of your other selections were from other comebacks.
I know you're from somewhere in Jersey, but in NYC, that's unacceptable.
Come on Al, you can do better than that.

Next case.

[Potomac Yank]

You would be a good candidate.

First you had him as your Governor.

Then you passed him to us for eight years.

How far is Plano from Crawford? ... nice try.

[Tcards-Please]

thing about this thread is you can separate those that can contribute to the hobby and those that want to slam other people because of their own insecurities. Those that can have a dialog without slamming a person for what state they reside in. For the love of god, get over yourself. In the future, start a thread with a title: Inferior People and have a blast, that way we all know that it has absolutely nothing to do with the hobby and I can look at threads that actually pertain to something positive. You start this thread with a title "Allow me to share, and contribute. ", but the only thing you have contributed is your own personal stabs at people and your political preference.

I knew I should have had my coffee first.

r/
Frank

[Potomac Yank]

Originally Posted by T's please

I knew I should have had my coffee first.

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Coffee and Popcorn????

[daviddbreadman]

I myself prefer graded cards. I buy 90% graded cards. Its not foolproof but it does generally keep me away from New York street types who attempt to use ballyhoo to swindle me out of my shekels.

[vintagewhitesox]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Jeff, classic!

[Potomac Yank]

Josh, is there anything else that you would like to learn about the T217 Mono?