Re: N64 Scalper Haters Please Read

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From: Zsolt Szabo
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 00:00

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In article <32BB210E.4911@neo.com>, Fitzgerald Sjoberg  <fs@neo.com> wrote:
>T-BONE wrote:

>Let's put it this way. If I was standing in line patiently to get my kid
>a 
>Tickle Me Nintendo at the local Toys 'R' Scarce, and the guy in front of
>me got the last one solely for the purpose of selling it at a 900%
>profit,
>I'd care a lot. And I think the people who are protesting simply have
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>more
 ^^^^
>sympathy for the not-so-hypothetical parent than for the profiteer.
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>Sure, it's
>legal, but legal and likeable are often on different ends of the scale.


I highly doubt this. More than likely, they're out to flame someone--and
these profiteers are the easiest bait. First of all, if they were so
mature and caring, they wouldn't use vulgar language to begin with.


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From: robodude@prometheus.rad.jhu.edu (Zsolt Szabo)
Subject: Re: N64 Scalper Haters Please Read
Date: 1996/12/28
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