Mr. Potter would be buying.

Or, as George Bailey explained so well:



“Can’t you understand what’s happening here? Don’t you see what’s happening? Potter isn’t selling.

Potter’s buying! And why? Because we’re panicky and he’s not.

That’s why. He’s picking up some bargains.”



You remember Mr. Potter, don’t you? He was that devilish old skinflint played by Lionel Barrymore, the nemesis of Jimmy Stewart’s George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

Mr. Potter was the richest man in Bedford Falls. One of ...

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