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| Platinum Card Talk Member |
Yeah, Blowout might be the new high school we have to go to. Somebody has to teach those kids that cards are not an investment. We don't have portfolios here. We have collections. And some of our favorite cards are probably still worth less than a dollar.
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Reading this has made me sad. I have learned a lot of information and received a lot of help from Card Talk members over the past 20 years Is there a way we could gather some donations and send them to Harris (Venmo, PayPal) that he could use to keep the site running for a month or so? We could then look into different options, such as setting up a GoFundMe or Kickstarter Also, there have to be card companies, entertainment companies, and sketch artists that benefit from Card Talk. How about somebody or someone offering a special promo card for sale, with the money going to Harris? I would gladly pay now to save CardTalk for a special promo at some point Harris, please keep us updated on what is happening and what we can all do to help. Andy | |||
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| Silver Card Talk Member |
Card Talk has given me much enjoyment over the years. I would pledge $50 to extending it for another year. Are there 19 other people who feel the same? Or 38 who can pledge $25? | |||
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Just waiting for Harris to tell us if it’s even possible. | |||
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NSU Writer |
I would pledge $50, but as the zero hour nears, is there time to save our beloved Card Talk? Card Talk has been a big part of my life for over 25 years. It introduced me a number of like-minded friends all over the world. I will continue to see many of them at the Chicago show, and some on Face Book, and I'll always keep in touch with Harris. He gave me my writing job at Non Sport Update, best job I ever I had, based on my writing on Card Talk. We had fun too, remember the "Killer Ants Christmas"? A twisted holiday tale that makes "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" look like a work by Shakesphere. I will miss Card Talk, and the people on it, but we lost NSU already and that was a hard one. In closing I want to thank Harris and his family for all they have done to keep Card Talk alive.It was a Great Run! | |||
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Harris, I've reached out to you via email. Please let me know the details and I'll do as much as I can on my end. Thanks. | |||
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| Platinum Card Talk Member |
I would match that, Bill. The store I work at is closing. When the district manager, head of regional HR, and regional VP, came to tell us the store was closing, they told us not to be sad (yeah, sure, none of them has to wonder how they will be making money the rest of the year with the holidays) and everyone was going to have a place to go. Yesterday, I got a notice in the mail from the company to tell us that they were going to TRY to place everyone. With all that, I will still come up with $50 if it can save the forum for more time until something more longterm could be figured out.
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Gold Card Talk Member |
I pledge the full remainder needed, but would need the Forum to be renamed after me, naturally. ____________________ Everywhere around this burg they're running out of verbs, adverbs, and adjectives. Everywhere around this town, they're running out of nouns. | |||
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| Silver Card Talk Member |
I will also pledge $50 to keep the forum going But herein lies the fishook. I notice that there are over 2700 guests on now who will be getting this on the backs of donors is there any way to keep guests out or make them pay as they do not give any input. And are you going to start a site that we can donate to | |||
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| Silver Card Talk Member |
I will pledge $50 also. But what about all the looker ons surely some of them can also put something in.Will you be starting a site to take the pledges .I think that I have asked this in another post is this an annual pledge or a onecer | |||
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Diamond Card Talk Member |
I'd certainy put some money in, but probably too late. We needed 12 months to get the pledges in and sort out ownership/rules etc. We should have thought about this site and it's future, once the magazine closed. | |||
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| Administrator |
Hey all....it's pretty heartening to see the interest here and offers of donation! Being realistic..... - While I see several overs of donations and specifically, $50 donations, do you think we could actually get that to $1,000? - Don't forget, we would have to do this every year!. Is that realistic? - Being totally honest, I am not sure I want to be the one to lead this effort, and especially do so every year. - While I've heard that Beckett/Collectors are not interested in continuing to pay for the forum, I still have not gotten the green light that they have said we could retain ownership. So that's definitely a hurdle! As posted above, Matt has been in touch and I've asked him about it since he's still an employee. - Time is running out. I will not be around much today at all and will only have limited time tomorrow. So with all of that, I am not sure where things stand. Harris | |||
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