I wouldn't be shocked to learn that the vast majority of purchases were made by one of his shell companies or some Russian bots. Artificially inflate the value through forced scarcity, then resell them at a massive profit.
It would be so on brand for Trump.
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For some reason, I have no idea why, I am on the Trump GOP fundraising email list
They filter to my spam folder. I'm 99% certain they got my email address as it's my name at Gmail, and there's a state representative that shares my name that is a member of the GOP.
Perhaps, you're in a similar boat. Any card carrying GOP AFC Wimbledons out there?
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They filter to my spam folder. I'm 99% certain they got my email address as it's my name at Gmail, and there's a state representative that shares my name that is a member of the GOP.
Perhaps, you're in a similar boat. Any card carrying GOP AFC Wimbledons out there?
I suspect its because many many years ago I got into some online 'debates' with some Free Republic posters when the Guardian newspaper out of the UK had the worlds greatest talkboard and there was an ongoing battle between us pinko commie gunless leftys and the god fearin' gun owning f** hating yanks, they were a pre Trump group of GOP wack jobs
I'm happy to waste his bandwidth even if its in such a small way, I get 10 to 15 begging letters a day, it gives a pretty good indication of how desperate he is
This is brilliant. It’s honestly so easy to dupe these morons.
How do we get in one this?? It’s like free cash they hand to you for literal ####.
I need to learn how to grift like this.
I was thinking during the pandemic of “opening” an anti-mandate food joint, “getting shutdown” before I even spent a dime, and raising funds online from morons.
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45,000 Trump cards sold at $99 per card, and the secondary market price has been climbing. Secondary sales volume of around $3.5 million. Was around $400 to buy the cheapest ones last I looked, with the highest sale for a single card being around $19,000 USD for this one.
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I was going to say the selling out of these is a bigger embarrassment than the selling of them, but, I mean 60 million people think this man should be President of the United States. It shouldn’t surprise me.
I was going to say the selling out of these is a bigger embarrassment than the selling of them, but, I mean 60 million people think this man should be President of the United States. It shouldn’t surprise me.
Maybe he's going to create a token-gated community as a way to rally and organize his most faithful supporters for the next Jan 6th event.
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This just sold for about $43,000USD.The cheapest ones are now over $700USD. Late-Night TV may have torched Trump for his big announcement, but America is torching itself with the reception.
I have to admit though, it's generally not a bad idea for campaign fundraising. I could see other candidates doing this in future. Maybe Yang Gang collectibles will be next.
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It's not fund raising for his campaign though. Some company is paying him for his likeness and name to make them, though he's probably getting a cut too.
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It's not fund raising for his campaign though. Some company is paying him for his likeness and name to make them, though he's probably getting a cut too.
Yeah, it's just a money making grift for Trump. It wouldn't have to be though, and could be a model used for fundraising by other candidates in future. As people see the money raised through it, I would not be surprised to see other non-conventional candidates experiment with the model at some point.
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Yeah, it's just a money making grift for Trump. It wouldn't have to be though, and could be a model used for fundraising by other candidates in future. As people see the money raised through it, I would not be surprised to see other non-conventional candidates experiment with the model at some point.
sounds more like an opportunity for fraud and money laundering instead of fundraising.
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Very accurate assessment of a portion of the left.
Outside of rube, who is very much part of this toxic left movement, who has disagreed with anything that is said here. Every movement has its extremists, but as Pakman and Obama suggest, the toxic left is this very slim sliver of a part of the liberal ideal. They are very vocal, but they are still a very small population, and a population that holds very little power in the policy and strategic direction of the Democratic party. Conversely, the extreme part of the right IS large and IS driving policy and strategy for the Republican party. The Jordans, Greenes, Boberts, Biggs, Gozers, etc. are front and center to the policy formation and seats of power within the party. So there is a significant difference and why one is a lot more dangerous than the other. I will also add that while both are incredibly annoying and create mayhem wherever they go, I can be more tolerant to those who are trying to grant greater freedoms to all instead of restricting the freedoms of one group and making another more advantaged.
Working in higher ed exposed me to both extremes. The toxic left were compromised of loosly organized feminist and LGBT groups while the right were comprised of highly organized and well-funded groups like the Young Republicans and the LDS Student Association. All were extreme in their positions and all were a pain in the ass to deal with. But the things that made them different were their methods. The toxic left would demonstrate and disrupt. They were loud, obnoxious, and predictable as clockwork. The right was different. They stated their case, always in writing to some senate group, and then they would actively pursue legal means to have their will enforced or go after the faculty or college leadership and try to get them removed if their desired outcome was not met. They were assassins, waiting for an opportunity to ruin lives rather than improve them. Therein lies the difference between the two extremes.
Yes, the toxic left are obnoxious ###### nozzles, but their agenda is one of inclusion for minority groups, who they see as oppressed groups. They are fighting for equal rights, not the restriction of rights on others. Their tactics are truly annoying, but they are not trying to take things away from others. On the other side is right, which is all about taking things away and providing a chosen group with a state that only appeals to their perspective. Certain curriculum should not be taught, because it hurts their sensibilities. Certain clubs should not exist because it counter to their ideological or religious teachings. Certain groups should not have representation because they are different and their lifestyles are abhorrent. Never once did the toxic left come in and say the Young Republicans or LDS Students Association should not be allowed on campus, or that Friedman economic theory should not be taught because it harmed minorities and the poor. But both the Young Republicans and LDS Students Association tried to have multiple clubs/organizations turfed/defunded, and certain classes focused on similar content (La Raza, women's studies, queer studies, etc.) were actively tried to be removed from the calendar. One was more well behaved on the surface, but beneath the surface was way more toxic and dangerous than the other.
I hated dealing with both of them because they were both unreasonable. The left was loud and obnoxious but they were fighting so everyone had a voice. The right, just the opposite. They could be just as loud, but they fought to eliminate rights and access, and they did it dirty. They did so because they were politically connected and funded by the same groups that ruin Washington. Huge massive differences that get swept under the rug.
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