Doesn't surprise me in the least. At chips shows the past couple of years I have noticed quite a few signers shopping at Garretts table (I'm not saying I saw anyone buy anything but they clearly weren't avoiding his table as they did years ago).
For the most part I have chalked this up to the passage of time and the disappearance of slabbing as the front page news. But I honestly believe that years ago when the pledge was originally created, the vast majority of the signers would have turned down the hypothetical offer you put forth.
Is Henry still selling slabbed chips? That of course is the other issue. If he is not selling slabs (or trying to sell slabs) now I see4 no reason to not do business with him. When I signed the pledge the purpose was to persuade dealers to not deal in slabs, If I succeeded in persuading to him quit then it would be counterproductive to refusae to do business with him now.
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