Kalamazoo Bat Team Cabinet Sale or Trade

[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.

[barrysloate]

I know Greg, secret agent for sure.

[botn]

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