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Re: N64 Scalper Haters Please Read

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From: Visor
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 00:00
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T-BONE wrote:
> 
> Anne Hyzer (discgolf@citilink.com) wrote:
> : I've been silent about all of these posts as long as I can be. LOOK: If
> : someone is willing to pay an extra $200 so they don't have to wait/call
> : every store everyday/whatever, and if someone else decides to risk their
> : own money/spend their own time to attempt to make an honest profit, all
> : cards are on the table, both parties agree on terms, THEN WHAT THE
> : FUCKING FUCK FUCK FUCK DO YOU CARE?
> :
> : Here's what you do. It took me a while to get the hang of this, but I
> : evntually got it, and it works GREAT! When you read a subject header
> : that refers to a N64 being sold, and you (nor anyone you know) are not
> : looking to buy one, SKIP TO THE NEXT POST! Done.

I skip to the next post most times with beautiful visions of semi trucks
crushing the skulls of these scum bag scalpers. I hope they all burn in hell.

The point is that no it's not immoral to make a profit from an HONEST 
shortage. Many of the machines theses people are reselling could have been
sold directly to the customer, as should have happened.
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From: Visor <carlsonw@nbnet.nb.ca>
Subject: Re: N64 Scalper Haters Please Read
Date: 1996/12/20
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