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- From: tip@lead.aichem.arizona.edu (Tom Perigrin)
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- Subject: Re: Does it BUG you? If so, why so?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.194446.28947@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 19:44:46 GMT
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- There has been an interesting dichotomy of opinions, and just as interestingly,
- where they are expressed. I have gotten some responses in open posts,
- but a lot more in email (about thirty responses).
-
- Most people have said "nah, it doesn't bug me" (2:1). But about 1/3 (11
- people) of the people showed a real antipathy. Some of the reasons:
-
- > [stuff deleted] But the fact is that cards
- > have no real value. Not as nostalgia, not as precious metals, not
- > anything. The modern cards are intrisically valueless.
-
- > Card dealers are like drug dealers. They will do anything to convince
- > kids that the worthless drek they are buying is going to make them rich
- > (get them high). And for a while they might look rich on paper, until they
- > try to sell them. Then they ind out just how worthless these things really
- > are. This is going to sour kids on the whole feild of collecting, and thats
- > a shame.
-
- > It's all artificial. Cards printed by the millions for the purpose of
- > stealing kids lunch money. Its a shame that so many kids are buying
- > into the scam. Adults will deserve what they don't get.
-
- > What bugs me is the people who think they are going to get rich, and
- > who will be heartbroken when they find all they have is crap.
-
- > It doesn't bug me. I think its funny to watch so many stupid people throwing
- > away their money on a scheme PT Barnum would have been proud of.
-
- > I guess I am kinda bugged, because it seems like a lot of stuff over
- > nothing. I guess I get bugged when I see a lot of people acting like
- > idiots, and throwing their money away.
-