Bruce Dorskind's Collection

[cubsguy1969]

Thanks so much for sharing that. Wonderful story.
Rob

[BlueSky]

Rob,

Thanks for the story on Bruce's collection and wishes. Looking forward to the Spring auction.

Marty

[bbpostcards]

Bruce was always kind and friendly to me in our phone chats and in our dealings together. He had a true passion for the hobby, and not just for improving his own collection. Case in point: he had an item that would fill a hole in my collection and made sure we worked out a trade so I could acquire it from him. He didn't have to do that. He just wanted to be nice. That's the Bruce I knew.

[chris6net]

Rob thanks, I met Bruce maybe 6 times and each time he took the time to talk to me a be very pleasant to me a nobody in the hobby. Bruce was a class act!
CN

[Kenny Cole]

LOL, what a bunch of revisionist history. I guess I'll be the bad guy and say it first. Bruce was a dick. The emails he would send you for almost no reason were so out of line as to be psychopathic. I had to block him and told him that if I ever saw him in person I would kick his fat ass. I wouldn't have pissed on him if he was on fire.

I don't wish for anyone to die, but I sure didn't mourn him for even a second when I heard he had. IMO, He was a sad, vile, POS. I hope REA performs an exorcism over his cards before they are sold so that there is no Brucii miasma hanging over them to curse the next owner.

[Cardboard Junkie]

Right On, Kenny! I agree.

[nolemmings]

Geez Kenny, did you have money on the 49ers?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole

LOL, what a bunch of revisionist history. I guess I'll be the bad guy and say it first. Bruce was a dick. The emails he would send you for almost no reason were so out of line as to be psychopathic. I had to block him and told him that if I ever saw him in person I would kick his fat ass. I wouldn't have pissed on him if he was on fire.

I don't wish for anyone to die, but I sure didn't mourn him for even a second when I heard he had. IMO, He was a sad, vile, POS. I hope REA performs an exorcism over his cards before they are sold so that there is no Brucii miasma hanging over them to curse the next owner.

Nuf ced!

A Brucii Haiku:

Sad little man,
Mean internet troll,
Died alone.

[ErikV]

I read this post and I almost passed on commenting, but then it
dawned on me; today is MLK day. This quote from Dr King resonated
with me:


In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence
of our friends.


I wasn't a "friend" of Bruce. In fact, my contact with him was limited.
The exchanges we had were few, but courteous. For those who had a different
experience of Bruce, I am truly sorry.

I am not a clinical psychologist, nor am I am expert on human behavior,
so this is a simple layman's opinion. In my experience I have found that
those who have terribly bad things to say to others are emotionally hurt
and are defensive for any number of reasons: low self esteem, depressed,
or the like. It is well known that Bruce displayed antisocial behavior. This
in itself should have been an indicator that he wasn't emotionally well. It
would seem to me that he likely suffered from some degree of emotional pain
that none of us are aware of.

I am not a deeply religious man, but a teacher once asked which of us are
without sin that we should cast the first stone at anyone? I am not a righteous
man, nor am I without sin. But believe me, I have read each post on this thread
where Bruce's character was figuratively stoned to death.

Mr Lifson, Mr Sloate and Leon I thought it classy of each of you to -
at the very least - to speak humbly and find the good in our former
board member.

For anyone reading this, you don't need to agree with me. In fact, if
you want you can even cast stones at me. It is my hope that one day
when I am judged that the least I would be told is that I was a friend to
all and my words and actions showed it.

ErikV