Misery May Love Company, But Stupidity Knows No Bounds

So far, I have been accused of working at a Dunking Donuts (delicious), being King of the Dorks (awesome), and losing credit to my arguments because of my Rotundous face (nice word choice!). That is fine, because its obvious that these people really have no idea what to say about this whole thing except to make jokes like a fifth grader. Personally, I get a pretty good belly laugh out of it, and if you have seen my belly - WHOA.

See, the people who defend Beckett dont really seem to realize what this fight is about, either because it dates back to before they were back in this hobby or because they just dont want to take the time to go back and read about it. Thats fine - your decision.

However, for Beckett to take the stances they have on the things they have done breeds nothing but hatred in my book, and that changes this fight all together. It used to be about that they were getting loaded boxes, but Ross is correct, that is just as much the manufactuer's fault for giving them as it is Beckett's for opening them. Now its more about the arrogance and stupidity that they conduct themselves with. Its still about their unethical, conflict of interest, and stupid way of running their magazine, but now its also about the way they treat other people who have become important within the hobby.

Yes, Beckett's price guide may only be a guide, but to say that the guide is necessary for a collector to get all they need out of the hobby is shit! Collectors dont need a guide, especially one they have to pay for, because JB from the Topps blog is correct, its more about getting what you want and giving others what they want. However, if it comes down to it, and you still need a guide, go to eBay, its free, and you can see EXACTLY how much its worth. You also dont need to read advertising spiked articles talking about DLP's latest Beckett hand job, and you certainly dont need to read ever positive reviews despite shittier and shitter products. Beckett does what they do because they are paid to. They take money from the companies and in return, they give great press to whatever the agenda is. Think the guide is objective? No. Be serious here, they have no responsibility to you, its only to the ad buys.

Its pretty obvious to me that Beckett is a Cancer in this world, and even if we were to cure it, there would still be many little cells left, ready to metastisize. You know what my goal is in all this, all this fighting, all this swearing? To get you to think for yourselves. Thats pretty much my goal, because when you do that, they lose. Their goal is to get you to buy more shit, grade more cards, spend money with their partners. It sucks that many turn to them for news. What is the point? Are we supposed to believe that the news we are getting is better than news we can find here or on other blogs? They would like you to think so. Otherwise, instead of Chris Olds and company crying to their ad buys that they arent getting the same attention online, they would have links and spotlights.

This is where the arrogance plays in, you see, because Beckett employees are the self proclaimed gods of this hobby, and if you question that, FUCK YOU. They want all the attention, they want all the hits, they want every person to believe that this hobby wouldnt survive without them. As Hackler wants you to believe, only a few people care about what is going on behind the scenes. Only a few people care that they are telling us to bend over and spread our cheeks every time they break a box. Every single other person thinks Beckett's poops smell like fucking cotton candy, right?

Its pure arrogance, and you can tell me that Beckett has your best interests at heart, but ill tell you, just about every single blog on the planet has posted AT LEAST one anti-Beckett post, and they have for a reason. Hell, Dave from Fielders Choice even created a graphic for everyone to put on their blogs and message board sigs.

Beckett, you may continue to create zombies and brainwash people, but I will be there at every turn with my flaming sword forged from the F-bombs of articles past, ready to cut your fucking head off. I will not stand for the arrogance, unethical behavior, or stupidity because this hobby already has a shitload of it without you. Misery may love company, but this isnt misery, its a call to arms, and I have a fucking army at my side.