Comments about ‘Auction house sells 1830 Book of Mormon in 3 minutes’

So the winning bidder is really just a rare books flipper who got bored with the California real estate market. Good luck, my friend.

Think of the poor children that could have been fed by that money? Someone could have been put through college. Values?

would flipping this book for profit be unethical in the Mormon religion?

The winning bidder isn't going to turn around and sell it......

Anonymous, your mother must have told you people were starving in Africa when you didn't eat your spinach.

There is nothing wrong with this this type of investment. People buy things all the time with the expectation that it will increase in price (e.g. stocks, real estate, commodities, and rare books)

To "Just so you know...":

Did you even read the article? The buyer "plans to wait a year, then sell the book; he expects the price by then will have risen to $125,000."

Don't believe everything that you read.

So you think he should have spent his money on something to feed the poor? What are YOU doing in that regard??? do you drive a car, which is something you could do without and given that money to the poor?? You could ride a bike, take the bus or even buy and old, beat up car. Likely you did none of these things. We all have things we purchase that are a bit frivolous. Get off this guy's back

When he bought the book, the money isn't gone. It can still be spent to help the poor if that's what the seller wants to do with it (or pay off their mortgage or whatever).

How do you know how much this individual gives every year to feed the poor? Stop being so judgmental.

I would have paid $89,001

I'm pretty sure this is the guy that buys a lot of Mormon antiques. He gives over $2million in charity every year and 10% of his income/investment to his church. Give the poor guy a break...I mean give the rich guy a break.

What do you think the auction house did with the money, burn it?
It was not lost, nor wasted.
The buyer and seller traded value.
The buyer will improve the book and keep it safe for someone else enjoy.

Like the money that will be spent on 'cures' for Gore-bal Warming, those dollars will be cycled through productive people many times, benefitting many people (and paying a lot of taxes, too).

Feeding poor children can be a good use of money, too, and will be recycled. How would you have spent it? How would you choose who got to go to college?

I bid $89,002

Dudes, give Anonymous a break...especially 8:12am geez, sounds like you started the day off with a chip on your shoulder. Anyway, I would offer to sell my BofM for $100. Bought it last year and it has never been opened...pretty good deal considering the content is the same. Bidding will begin now.

Hey Anonymous--
It is so easy to feed children with other people's money. If it is a concern to you, put up $90k and I will make sure it is spent properly. That is the problem here....if a person earns the money, they can spend it any way they wish. Go earn it and do likewise. But, be quiet about your charity...nobody likes to hear the sounding brass and the tinkling cymbals. It makes us feel badly that we were not so rich as you are. (Actually, we don't even care--just trying to make you feel good about yourself.)

I know the guy and he is a catholic - not LDS

It was probably bought by some head of the "Church" so they can change it's original doctrine to match what they are preaching today.

There is no need to speculate who this person is or what religion he is. Most of us cannot afford to buy a precious piece of church history. Also, Amber whether it was a member of the church, they will not change a thing because what is in the book of mormon today is the exact same thing that is in the original copies of the book. That just goes to show how much you really know about the church doctrine. Same yesterday, today and tomorrow only people change or make choices that are good or bad.