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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WriterIN, post: 1455001, member: 35620&quot;]When I first started posting, my approach was &quot;This is different. Given this, this and this, I *think* it&#039;s a blahblahblah. But I&#039;m just getting started and any info you can give me would be great.&quot; I hate when people just post pics of a coin and expect us to do the research almost as much as those who arrive with a hidebound and ironclad preconception. As I became more knowledgeable with the help and guidance of some of the great folks here, I needed to post my own finds less and tried to assist with others more. The thing that helped me the most was direction to resources such as coppercoins, lincoln cent resource (to a limited extent) and others.</p><p><br /></p><p>My attitude here has always been to treat the people of the forum as a valued resource IN ADDITION TO my own research. I recently posted about an eBay transaction that was horribly wrong AND the horribly wrong things I did to make the situation worse. I took both heart and direction from the many well-meaning responses I received. Unfortunately, there were also some mean-spirited holier-than-thou posts, but I tried my best to get past them. Interestingly, I had another, similar situation come up just last week. The seller posted an 1884-S Morgan dollar, but what arrived was an 1884-O (the photo was just a touch blurry at that level, so I relied on the text). I sent him a very polite message about the mistake and asking if either of these two alternatives were acceptable to him; either return the coin or receive a partial refund of $10 to put the coin closer to it&#039;s true market value. He was so embarrassed by his error that he told me to keep the coin refunded my entire purchase *despite* my multiple protestations that it was excessive. He&#039;s now on my permanent list of sellers to watch because he&#039;s a class act and I want him to make some money off me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think we can safely say that I learned from my errors AND put the new knowledge into action. The reward was far beyond any of my expectations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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