Yea, what he said.
Ken Norton wrote:
>
> I've been in major lurk mode for the past few weeks
> and have been amazed at the huge increase in the
> number of digests being sent out each day. This is
> exciting as the list has grown from a few (around 100)
> participants when I first joined to who knows how many
> hundreds now. Many have come and gone, but the
> flavour of the list has remained generally the same
> (Tom's bar analogy). We've gone through political
> debates, SUV arguments, film wars and EBay debates.
> But not until recently has there been such blatent
> attacks on people's character.
>
> I realized that one of my posts last month (just prior
> to my vacation) could have contributed to the current
> tone on the list. My apologies to Tom Scales for what
> could have been taken as a personal assault. My
> statements were strictly tounge-in-cheek and meant to
> be absurd. Comparing Tom to the "Hunt Brothers" was
> supposed to be an obvious joke. So was my comment
> about his 'Vet (great car). I am sorry, Tom.
>
> I feel that the assults on Tom, Gary and others
> regarding for-sale items has been completely
> out-of-line. What right do they have to sell items
> for more than what the paid for them? Every right.
> This is called market value. Just because I happen
> onto a good deal doesn't mean that I'm obligated to
> pass it on to everybody else. This doesn't
> necessarily mean that they are dealers. I even have a
> hard time thinking of PVT as a dealer. B&H is a
> dealer! I sell photographs--does that make me a
> publisher?
>
> I wish that I was in the market for OM equipment right
> now--I'd take half of Tom's collection off his hands
> at whatever he'd charge.
>
> OM equipment isn't easy to find. This list is our
> tool to let each other know when and where something
> is available--even if it's in our own collection.
>
> Reunite Gondwana
> Ken Norton
>
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