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[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Why can't Bruce behave himself on the board the same way he did in this video?

Hmm I’ll take a stab at this one…Bruce posts in an arrogant manner intentionally or unintentionally. Then you guys (Members & Bruce) take cheap shots at each other. Then Bruce goes to the only tool he knows class and education attacks. Then it spirals out of control as always. But hey that’s just my wild guess.

But in this case it was a simple BST post so not sure how it all got fired up after all I'm not mr. ivy league .

Dan you still really shocked by all of this really LOL?

John

[benchod]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Then Bruce goes to the only tool he knows class and education attacks.
John

Bruce added a new wrinkle this time with his well dressed man attacks. I'm surprised he didn't mention Prada shoes.

[btkpath]

I don’t post very often on this board, as I find it much more helpful to stay in the wings and learn from others. However, it has been very hard to keep quiet during this 11 page, 100+ post diatribe. I could really care less whether Bruce has attended an Ivy League School, serves on the boards of multiple museums, hobnobs with million/billionaires, is fat, bald and without a girlfriend, sits within spitting distance of the Yankees at ballgames or only has a nine inch schlong (unlike my 12 inches).

What has really disturbed me is the apparent disdain that he shows for people who have a passion for this hobby, yet either choose to or are forced to by financial constraints, collect differently than Bruce. I would go as far to say that many of the collectors who post on this board work as hard and as long hours as Bruce, yet have not been as fortunate as he has been to be a member of the “lucky sperm club” and be able to afford fur coated urinals, escalators in their houses, a bevy of vestal virgins peeling grapes for him to snack on, or any card that his heart desires.

I don’t think it takes a Wharton MBA to realize that everyone collects in different ways, all of them valid and all contributing to the vitality (or lack thereof) of OUR hobby. I have met some wonderful people on this board, collecting a gamut of different issues, some graded higher than mine and some lower, but all of them representing a common passion that deserves to be respected. It is not to say that I don’t sit in front of my computer screen shaking my head as to what would ever possess somebody to spend money on certain cards or series, but I would never consider vocalizing those feelings.

The irony of all this is that the same people that Bruce chooses to disparage are the same that provide indirect (and direct) relevance to the memorabilia that he collects. Without the collecting community providing “demand” for the poor “supply” of some cards out there, his memorabilia is not worth the paper it is printed on. So 50 years from now when my body is 6 feet under covered with maggots and Bruce’s is entombed in his gold plated, environmentally controlled casket surrounded by his collection, it is the next generation of “beater” collectors that will provide him with the recognition he so clearly DOES NOT deserve.

So, Bruce, to answer your original question, I don’t have any of the cards on your Universe’s Toughest Want List. I do, however, have some other tough cards that you apparently might find useful…….I have t206 cards of “Humble” and “Humility”, both as PSA 7’s (I am keeping my PSA 9 examples of both in my collection, but you can consider upgrading at any time). Then again, my hunch is that these may not fit into your (or your clients’) price range.

You will now have to excuse me as my screaming kids and nagging wife want to get some lunch at McDonalds.

Regards

[GrayGhost]

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[jg8422]

Originally Posted by btkpath

I don’t post very often on this board, as I find it much more helpful to stay in the wings and learn from others. However, it has been very hard to keep quiet during this 11 page, 100+ post diatribe. I could really care less whether Bruce has attended an Ivy League School, serves on the boards of multiple museums, hobnobs with million/billionaires, is fat, bald and without a girlfriend, sits within spitting distance of the Yankees at ballgames or only has a nine inch schlong (unlike my 12 inches).

What has really disturbed me is the apparent disdain that he shows for people who have a passion for this hobby, yet either choose to or are forced to by financial constraints, collect differently than Bruce. I would go as far to say that many of the collectors who post on this board work as hard and as long hours as Bruce, yet have not been as fortunate as he has been to be a member of the “lucky sperm club” and be able to afford fur coated urinals, escalators in their houses, a bevy of vestal virgins peeling grapes for him to snack on, or any card that his heart desires.

I don’t think it takes a Wharton MBA to realize that everyone collects in different ways, all of them valid and all contributing to the vitality (or lack thereof) of OUR hobby. I have met some wonderful people on this board, collecting a gamut of different issues, some graded higher than mine and some lower, but all of them representing a common passion that deserves to be respected. It is not to say that I don’t sit in front of my computer screen shaking my head as to what would ever possess somebody to spend money on certain cards or series, but I would never consider vocalizing those feelings.

The irony of all this is that the same people that Bruce chooses to disparage are the same that provide indirect (and direct) relevance to the memorabilia that he collects. Without the collecting community providing “demand” for the poor “supply” of some cards out there, his memorabilia is not worth the paper it is printed on. So 50 years from now when my body is 6 feet under covered with maggots and Bruce’s is entombed in his gold plated, environmentally controlled casket surrounded by his collection, it is the next generation of “beater” collectors that will provide him with the recognition he so clearly DOES NOT deserve.

So, Bruce, to answer your original question, I don’t have any of the cards on your Universe’s Toughest Want List. I do, however, have some other tough cards that you apparently might find useful…….I have t206 cards of “Humble” and “Humility”, both as PSA 7’s (I am keeping my PSA 9 examples of both in my collection, but you can consider upgrading at any time). Then again, my hunch is that these may not fit into your (or your clients’) price range.

You will now have to excuse me as my screaming kids and nagging wife want to get some lunch at McDonalds.

Regards

You win the "best line" award with the comment about his 9 inch pecker. Classic! But after seeing Bruce in the youtube video, I bet he hasn't even seen his schlong in years...or his toes! No big deal though, he just uses his bald head to create a relection for when he wants to see his schlong!

[tothrk]

I'm glad we voted out politics. Those discussions get out of hand.

[brianp-beme]

This seems an appropriate response to our situation...why don't we just convert this BST posting into a show and tell thread--post some of your ugliest, worst condition cards and reasons why you like them

Brian

[vintagetoppsguy]

Cool video, but what is a "Memoabilia" collector?

[Leon]

Hey Guys
I am obviously letting this thread run it's course. Generally this type of thread would have already been locked. As Rob D said earlier, and even though I feel he was just mocking me, he was correct in that every situation is different. Bruce is unique and garners unique attention. I feel like Bruce knows exactly what strings he is pulling and exactly who he is pissing off. For that reason this thread will continue (at least for now). What was that definition of stupidity again? Something like "doing the same thing and expecting a different result."

Also, if I or another moderator were to censor, delete or lock this thread how would we get to know how Bruce feels? I always would prefer to let people hang themselves instead of stopping them from exposing their ways. I don't think I communicated this very well but ya'll get the point. Happy collecting....

[jrhatchjr]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

This seems an appropriate response to our situation...why don't we just convert this BST posting into a show and tell thread--post some of your ugliest, worst condition cards and reasons why you like them

Brian

This is not my ugliest card (far from it) but there is a fun little story behind it. I'd say perhaps 15 years ago I picked this up at the Hall's Nostalgia show in Peabody, MA - not the auction but a show they ran for quite a while back in the day. This E101 was one of two cards in a dealer's 'vintage' box that were pre-war, the rest were Bowmans and early Topps cards. It had a $5 price tag on it, which I figured would be good enough for a not-so-common-issue HOF'er. I picked it up, kinda looked at it and asked if the dealer would take $3 for it and without much hesitation he said he would. Even though I was still pretty happy I always felt that I could have purchased this card for a buck or two

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Hmm I’ll take a stab at this one…Bruce posts in an arrogant manner intentionally or unintentionally. Then you guys (Members & Bruce) take cheap shots at each other. Then Bruce goes to the only tool he knows class and education attacks. Then it spirals out of control as always. But hey that’s just my wild guess.

But in this case it was a simple BST post so not sure how it all got fired up after all I'm not mr. ivy league .

Dan you still really shocked by all of this really LOL?

John

When did I ever say I was shocked by Bruce's behavior?