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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy Abercrombie, post: 3030842, member: 92655&quot;]Not wanting to start a war here. Just something that’s been on my mind. And unfortunately I have a bad habit of speaking what’s on my mind.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look, I completely get why grading has so completely consumed this hobby. I get it. But really, don’t we have collectors and investors that this hobby caters to? Does the average collector REALLY need to concern himself with full lines or full strike or MS whatever.... Unless his objective is to turn a profit on the piece? Which ultimately makes that person an “investor”?</p><p><br /></p><p>What gets me is that the younger folks whose posts typically revolve around just these topics. I don’t know that I have yet to see a thread about the historical importance or the artistry of a given piece or even the soldiers or settlers that may have treasured the piece in a different century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look, I know collecting is different for everyone. But it just seems to me that when our entire focus is on the quality of each piece, we are losing what’s really important about the piece. </p><p><br /></p><p>There.... Rant over... Tar and feather me now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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