Oh, gosh, you are so funny. You make these ad hominum attacks on me and my
personal business and then have the nerve, the out and out gaul, to call me
childish? Get a grip!
What I meant, since you seem to need clarification, is that if you had a
problem with me being there before shows started maybe ya shoulda done the
mature thing and asked me to my face instead of hating me for it with no
justfication? Or said something to Fred about it, who would've set you
straight as well.
I stopped being a customer of yours not based on trades (silly me, I brought
you stuff from your want lists whihc you usually said no to anyway, how evil
of me) but based on you not having anythijng I could possibly use at all
whatsoever.
Inventory or selection and business ethic have completely different
meanings. Really.
You buy what for pennies on the dollar? All yer stuff is from the early
nineties and such when everything was overproduced. I don't recall seeing
much of anything from Inkworks or Ritten from you, hence why I stopped
shopping with ya. The new good stuff sells out, from CI to Ink, no ones
dumping product anymore and that is a good thing.
No, don't miss ya at all (especially now that I know the real you), just
know you stopped doing Tysons when the table prices went up. Something you
were very vocal about.
And Mike, go ahead and threaten me. In public, as it were. In writing, no
less. I will be sure to print this out. It'll look real good in court.
WOW, that is sooo cool. Can't wait to tell everyone about that. Nice man,
real nice. This all started with a suggestion about your selection of
singles being outdated and how you could make more money if you updated it
and now you've blown up about it. Again, ya need to calm down. Take a
breath, not a punch. I stay away from you anyway, but not out of fear.
Never.


"MIKZCARDZ" wrote in message
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Subject: Philly Show!
From: "James Rutledge"
Date: 3/16/04 12:19 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: GGG5c.7694$TV6.3934@lakeread02

Wow, someone needs both a sense of humor and a dose of reality!
First off Mr. Happy Pants, I am in the room early cuz I actually work for
Derek. I get there a good three hours early and set up with him cuz its
fun, not hard work like you claim. If you ever talked to him you would
know
that. Or if you had bothered to ask instead of just developing an
eroneous
and prejudicial, baseless anger towards me.

And yes, I trade a LOT. I trade online and locally and have made some
amazing trades, into the thousands of dollars. That's not wrong, its
freaking amazing. Toot, there goes my own horn.
And People with stock that comes from recent releases get cash money from
me
all the time, Zena and Laura and Derek (and who the hell is Bob anyway?)
can
attest to this. They will also admit to many trades as well, but that is
their choice, and really none of your damned business! What, are we
jealous?
This past weekend in fact, at yet another show in the Tysons area you did
not set up at, I spent cash money. And will do so again this next
weekend
in Maryland at another show I understand you won't be at.
Never paid for a table. Don't want to. I trade, sell only on rare
occasions and only on ebay when I just plain need the cash for whatever
reasons.
You need to calm down. And get yer facts straight. Then try attacking
again with some ammo instead of a plastic gun

Funny (and a fact), you used to be a customer of mine on occasion and then
it
became a "let's trade" thing. That's my own personal experience with you.
*Trades* do not pay for my table fees and if I were to have an attitude
about
that, that's my right as a DEALER. As a collector, I also have had the
wonderful experience of trading with many many (1,000's) of people all
over the
world, so? Did you get a horn for this?

Also, why should I ask Derek about his help? If I have a question at
McDonalds,
I ask the manager, not the guy flippin' burgers in the back.

Speaking of Derek, he's never questioned my inventory/business ethic (in
private or on a public newsgroup) and actually, I made a trade with him
recently for some older sets. They must have some value to him or would
that be
for a "paying" customer of his??

Speaking of value, my experience has shown me (because I will not lay out
1,000's of dollars- the average wholesale case of cards is $600+) that it
is
not cost-effective to buy new product and sell it to make small
percentages off
boxes. I wait and buy for pennies on the dollar and sell for larger
100-fold+
proft margins. I'm not alone in the card world with this strategy.

I'm so thrilled that you consider it a fun thing to do in the AM setting
up
someone elses product and I'm ever so proud that cash has actually left
your
pocket for cards! I stand corrected on that point!

In the future, I suggest that you keep your childish commentary to
yourself
about *my* business practices and your distance from me at the Timonium,MD
show
March 28th or any future show I set up at. BTW, have you missed me at
Tyson's
or something, you're not getting sweet on me, are you?

Mike Surratt
www.mikzcardz.com