Card Shark

Despite all the press, it seems most likely that Barham's 9/11 escapade will fail miserably and business associates will be left holding the bag, as they have been in the past. At least one investor, though, isn't particularly bothered by the prospect of losing money. Bill Healey, who lives in San Francisco, says he has plowed more than $25,000 into the project. He doesn't believe it's in bad taste, pointing out that these aren't really trading cards. "I probably put in the first $25,000 because Kingsley is a friend," Healey says. "He has had a pretty tough time of it in the last twenty years, I'd like to see him have some security."

Barham insists his tawdry record has no bearing on the 9/11 project. He contends that a chain of grocery stores in Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey recently agreed to sell the cards. And they are doing well on the Internet. "There is no question that I have gotten some bad advice, but I've never set out to harm or hurt or financially wound someone," he concludes. "Most of the people who have been hurt by me have been worth a lot of money."

Colby Katz

The entrepreneur as demon: Kingsley Barham and his 9/11 trading cards

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