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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">You guys make some good points, but I do not think they are<B><I> on</I></B><I></I> point. </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I guess I should have clarified that I wasn't talking about the random sketches. I'm talking about the letters and other obviously private correspondence between Sergio and his long time friend and associate that have original artwork on them. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Of course the DeFucci's can do anything they want with these things. They belong to them. But this is not original artwork as such that was a gift or purchased by Jerry DeFuccio. It is not a book collection or artwork accumulated by some fan. It is a lot of private correspondence between two friends and the only reason anyone would want to buy it is because it has artwork by a famous cartoonist. A famous cartoonist who is still alive. And since it is private correspondence and since Sergio is still alive, it is my ever so humble opinion that the appropriate thing to do would have been to contact Sergio. </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gary G.</FONT> </SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">From: groop-bounces@groo.com [</FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">mailto:groop-bounces@groo.com</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">] On Behalf Of Larry Steller</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 8:24 PM</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">To: groop@groo.com</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Subject: Re: [Groop] Defending DeFuccio's Hiers</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">--- On Wed, 8/27/08, John T <comics230@cox.net> wrote:</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> As a part time dealer, I've been to lots of estate sales. Most of time </FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> collections are 'picked through' by the family.</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> They usually keep the pieces</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> that they fondly remember or are extremely valuable. ..</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Good points, John.</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Gary, can you imagine if everyone who wished to sell a piece of original artwork contacted the original artist, in many case artists-plural (penciller, inker, colorist) to get permission first? Do you really imagine these artists would want to be constantly bothered by fans calling them all the time for stuff like this? It's a very unreasonable expectation.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I would imagine that even Sergio, close as he is to his fans, would NOT want me calling him up to ask if it's okay to sell a sketch I commissioned because I'm having trouble paying the rent. He'd probably say "you bought it, it's yours to sell" (which IS correct, even of gifts), but would he want the intrusion into his life, especially often?</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I know you are very protective of Sergio, your heart is in the right place, but Gary, I believe strongly that it is wrong to criticize someone for merely selling what IS RIGHTLY theirs to sell.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">-Larry "mrgrooism" Steller, Master Mendicant </FONT></SPAN>
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