Kalamazoo Bat Team Cabinet Sale or Trade

You may think that you are amusing, but we suggest you stick to your day
job (if you have one)

As we learned during our tenure at Wharton "free advice is worth what one
pays for it."

We would appreciate it if those who wish to comment stick to baseball cards.
However, for those who want to do battle, we are armed and ready...and we take no prisoners.

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

[PGACPA]

You had tenure at Wharton Bruce? What exactly does that mean?

[E93]

Originally Posted by PGACPA

You had tenure at Wharton Bruce? What exactly does that mean?

I believe that means that Bruce attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. It is often considered to be the best business school in the country.
JimB

[Leon]

Originally Posted by E93

I believe that means that Bruce attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. It is often considered to be the best business school in the country.
JimB

So you get tenure when you attend? Wow, they must have changed from faculty tenure to student tenure!! Or, maybe I have it all wrong? I am not sure I would want tenure as a student......

[PGACPA]

it concerns me when someone claims educational accolades yet cannot substantiate them.
a tenured professor has a lifetime appointment until retirement, except for dismissal with "due cause". the reason for the existence of such a privileged position is the principle of academic freedom, which holds that it is beneficial for state, society and academy in the long run if learned persons are free to examine, hold, and advance controversial views without fear of losing their jobs. tenure allows professors to engage in current political or other controversies.
"matriculation", however, can refer to mere enrollment or registration as a student at a university or college by a student intending to earn a degree, an event which involves only paperwork and is often handled by mail or online. a university might make a distinction between "matriculated students," who are actually accumulating credits toward a degree, and a relative few "non-matriculated students" who may be "auditing" courses or taking classes without receiving credits.
so then bruce, care to elaborate?

[canjond]

Well I care not to take sides, I do want to point out that while Bob's description of tenure above is probably the most commonly used meaning for the term "tenure," tenure can also mean simply a position. In this case, it seems Bruce was referring to his position as student. So, I'm not entirely sure what Bruce posted is inaccurate.

[Leon]

With all due respect I feel the more common terminology for tenure at a college refers to faculty. Rarely, if ever, have I heard that term associated with being a student. I am sure it could be used that way but i don't think that is not normal. Kind of like he's looking for the penultimate cards .

I suggest using vocabulary that one is comfortable with when writing, or consulting a dictionary or thesaurus. I always give myself a fairly low B for writing skills but I get immunity for being the moderator.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

You may think that you are amusing, but we suggest you stick to your day
job (if you have one)

As we learned during our tenure at Wharton "free advice is worth what one
pays for it."

We would appreciate it if those who wish to comment stick to baseball cards.
However, for those who want to do battle, we are armed and ready...and we take no prisoners.

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

Not trying to be amusing at all, Bruce. I'm trying to keep you from pissing off Barry, who has been one of your longest and strongest supporters on this board. There was no reason to jump on him.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by Yankeefan51

You may think that you are amusing, but we suggest you stick to your day
job (if you have one)

As we learned during our tenure at Wharton "free advice is worth what one
pays for it."

We would appreciate it if those who wish to comment stick to baseball cards.
However, for those who want to do battle, we are armed and ready...and we take no prisoners.

Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List

Jim,
Can you please translate this...?

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Bicem

Jim,
Can you please translate this...?

(Best I can do. Sorry, we are just a start up business.)


In his first season with the Padres in 1996, Rickey Henderson was once looking for a seat on the team bus and teammate Steve Finley said, "You have tenure, sit wherever you want." Rickey allegedly replied, "Ten years? Rickey's been playing at least 16, 17 years."


Obviously, Bruce spent a long time getting an undergraduate degree at one of the finest MBA schools in the country.

[Jim VB]

All kidding aside, I am not trying to turn Bruce's legitimate BST post into one of those old fashioned train wrecks.

He made a fair post trying to sell a valuable and rare card. This initial post was without the animosity that, sometimes, pops up in his listings. He then got tied up on business and didn't respond to emails. It happens. It's happened to all of us.

I did not respond, and would not have, until a couple of posters questioned his lack of response and he got nasty. Up until that point, there had been no "cynical comments" about his business nor his home office. He was offended by comments that no one had made.

I did, at that point, try to make light of it. After all, Barry has been one of Bruce's "explainers" for years. (I wanted to say "apologists", but that didn't sound right.) Barry has stood by Bruce when many of us wouldn't. I have always liked that about Barry.

That said, I understand why Bruce took my attempt at humor as an attack.

Bruce, good luck selling a nice card.

[autograf]

He was tilting at windmills, eh Jim.................

[barrysloate]

Forgot to check this thread today and see it has been steamrolling along...which is a good metaphor since we are on our way to yet another train wreck.

Jim- thanks for the support but Bruce emailed me this morning. Only thing odd here is I usually coordinate my posts on BST to when I know I will be home and able to be at my computer. To list a very significant card for sale right before one is heading out of town on a business trip just seems like a poor strategy.

And for the record I visited Bruce recently and saw the card. It is a beauty and he does really have it, for those who may undoubtedly be skeptical. I don't think I will be the new owner, however.

[botn]

Barry,

It is not always easy to coordinate your personal affairs when you are working as a secret agent for the US government.