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A memory of my brother Bob and ordering things from comic books: In the early 1970s, as a young boy, I read one of those small classified-type ads in a Marvel comic book advertising something like "32 comics for just $3 and 25 cents postage." It said that comics were in "near mint condition." I sent my money and what I received was a small pamphlet style book with poor quality black and white copies of old comic strips, with 4 or 5 "comics" to a page. My older brother Bob, a founding member of the MMS who must have been in about 10th grade at the time, helped me draft my first business letter to demand my money back. He had me think through what points I had to my case, helping me argue that in a comic book the word "comics" would generally be taken to mean comic books and that the promise of the books being in "near mint condition" suggested that they were not just reprints of comic strips on a page. He had me write that if I did not get my money back that I would contact the Better Business Bureau. I remember asking him if I should sign off on the letter saying "Respectfully submitted" which sounded pretty adult and formal to me. He said that he doubted that I respected them very much, but suggested that I was quite sincere. I got his point and signed it "Sincerely." The lessons my brother taught me in writing the letter were much more valuable than the $3.25 or so that I received back in the mail about 3 weeks later. My brother passed away from brain cancer a couple of years ago and I still miss him, always will.
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