[Ansteorra] For those of you with $185, 000 just lying around...

[SoldierGrrrl]

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:
> There is zero evidence of any kind of wrong-doing here, and a fair amount of evidence of an honest shop doing honest business.  If he ever hears what's been said about him here, and then hears that the SCA cares about honor, he could never believe it.
>
> This is one reason why the SCA has such a horrible reputation with professional historians and antiquarians.
>
> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin

Thank you, Robin.  There's also an implied "all eBay sellers are
scummy" in the original comment, and it's REALLY unfair.  How many of
us resent being painted with the same brust as the worst element of
(fill in the blank hobby, religion, fandom, whatever)?  MOST eBay
sellers are just normal people offering wares to the public, and this
guy seems to be no different.

And seriously, as you mentioned, listing something like that, if it is
stolen, is rather asinine.  I'd guess a rare book like that would be
part of a larger collection, and probably insured.  If I were an
insurance company, and something small, portable, and very valuable,
were stolen, eBay is the first place I'd look and anyone who would be
dealing in such unique stolen property probably knows it too.

Helene Dalassene
-- 
I've asked forgiveness from the Lord, now take my soul, and bring my sword.