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The story of a promise made during the Korean War
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sfcityduck

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On 3/13/2022 at 7:58 PM, MindUrPs&Qs said:

Posting of all these very detailed documents (not edited or redacted) of any of these families is fair game but posting a picture of family is taking it a step to far? 

The draft cards, census records etc. are not owned by the family.  They are official US govt. records made available to the public for research, readily available both from govt. databases and from sites like Ancestry.  There is no expectation of privacy or private rights in those docs.  They are intended for public use and publication. Some here view the family pics as also publicly shared by the family, but I think the best course is do not post them without permission.

All your other points were persuasively addressed by numerous posters above. 

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On 3/13/2022 at 9:58 PM, MindUrPs&Qs said:

Just a general comment for all.  Also, it must be said at the start, I have NO horse in this race. 

Posting of all these very detailed documents (not edited or redacted) of any of these families is fair game but posting a picture of family is taking it a step to far? Makes me laugh. Come on folks. Posting a dead soldier’s personal, private information, from any of these dead soldiers and their families, is not only imprudent but unwarranted.  Completely injudicious.  Let’s not forget, this seller, whomever they are, wanted to remain anonymous. So who is to gain from this post and at what cost? When does it cross a line for internet fodder, or to stroke one’s ego showing the world you’re correct on the internet? Because that’s what this boils down to. Being correct on the internet. 

No one said anyone here had to buy these books. Buy them because you wanted them, collect them, because they just are that dang good. Throwing big words like “fraud” based solely on assumptions is a dangerous game. Here is an assumption, a company simply using the information provided by a seller. Do you think any agent of any company would say to any seller or family, prove it to me, show me their death certificate? Can any of you honestly say you know off the top of your head your dead relative's ages at the time of their deaths from 50, 60, even 70 years ago? I’m not sure anyone could. 

I’m really just confused by this thread. It’s based on “detective work” but to whose detriment? Everyone here is using  a made up handle to hide your identity, your anonymity, your private information but the audacity to call out people who asked to remain anonymous. Why?? Again, to what gain? It’s no different than posting that letter, “hey lotto winner X, my aunt Sally in Des Moines has big toe cancer, can you help me? signed Karen”. Just let it be. Let this seller have the anonymity they asked for. Someone who had no say on anonymity, a dead soldier who didn’t hide behind a handle in times of war. So again, why do this? Why do any of this? To be right on a chat board on the internet? That’s the answer! I would truly hope this obsession of finding the “truth” is not leading people here to contact these dead soldier’s families to then bolster their claim of being correct on the internet. It has been discussed throughout this thread numerous times. It makes me cringe thinking about it. Show some decorum. I really hope this has not happened because when does it stop at “detective work” and become harassment? 

What should be the take away from this story?  The love between two brothers during a war. A promise that was kept. Give that the respect it deserves.

WTTBs! :foryou:

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On 3/14/2022 at 2:19 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said:
On 3/14/2022 at 2:01 PM, MrBedrock said:

WTTBs! :foryou:

Whistling to the bird?  Witness To The Beard?  Wind Train Track Bridge?  Walk Thru The Bible?  ???  :baiting:

Why Try To Brainstorm?

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On 3/14/2022 at 6:33 PM, szav said:

None of the mumbling here appears to affect the freight train of record setting prices.  Kinda surprised that these 3 weren't in the event auction, but it didn't seem to matter.

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Especially surprised with respect to the Rangers 26 since this cover is considered by many collectors to be the go to classic GGA cover and the best one out of the entire Rangers run.  (thumbsu  :luhv:

Definitely would have gone for more in a high profile Signature Auction with better promotion and marketing hype.  Especially considering that this is the single highest graded copy to date.  Although this $16,800 is indeed a record setting price, it actually looks like a bargain when compared to the no name middle of the run Rangers 29 that sold for $15K right in the next lot after this classic cover Rangers 26.  Big congrats to the winner of the Rangers 26 as I believe he got himself a relative steal of a deal compared to what a lot of the other Promise Collection books have sold for.  :applause:

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On 3/15/2022 at 3:17 AM, lou_fine said:

Uumm....................remember that we are supposed to buy the label, as opposed to buying the book here.  lol

It's pretty difficult to find a Fiction House book in high grade with both a good color strike and white pages.

#26 is a pretty common issue, even in high grade, so I would not expect a 9.6 to sell for more than a 9.8 of #29. A 9.8 copy of anything is going to command a premium.

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