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Originally Posted by David Atkatz
When a fellow collector asks me specifically to show him something--what Kid Elberfeld's signature looks like, for example, I consider myself obligated to do so. I consider it the "price" we pay for participating here. (Although "price" is a bit of a misnomer--I really am happy to help. Sort of "paying it forward," for all those who helped me.)
Chris was asked by two people to show Jeter's signature evolution. He refused.
He was asked by a prominent (and deservedly beloved) collector on this board to help in understanding Mantle's signature. Chris told him to figure it out himself.
I should have kept quiet, but I just hate to see that sort of thing.
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That's great, David, that you consider "your obligation" to go into detail about a particular signature, but I'm not you, and I don't have any "obligation" here. Your "obligation" is your personal choice and that's great.
I don't know about you, David, but I never signed a contract here on Net54 that "obligates" me to do anything. My "personal obligation" to the hobby is to expose forgeries and those that sell them. That is my choice. It is my "personal obligation" to produce videos and hammer Coach's Corner Auctions for the garbage they sell. That's what I do; that's my part in trying to clean up the autograph section of the hobby. I did not bow down to those who threatened me and personally attacked me for the videos I made; instead, I produced even more videos in response.
I didn't whimper at "their" feeble attempts to intimidate me; I simply made more videos. That's me doing my part to help the hobby.
11-28-2011, 02:54 PM
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