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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 3024038, member: 36230&quot;]You certainly didn&#039;t miss anything, although Mr. Quickie&#039;s response to me was rather amusing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I also wholeheartedly agree about Potter, even if for no other reason than the &quot;Strike it Rich&quot; nonsense. Although I never bought the book, I did have a couple copies, including one literally thrown at me by potentially would-be collectors disgusted by the fact such a well-known hobby name would release such misleading garbage.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I haven&#039;t a problem with making money off of this hobby, but there&#039;s a right way and a wrong way to go about it. Crap YouTube videos from folks claiming to only want to help others and/or the hobby in general, filled with ridiculous claims, garbage info, or misleading nonsense designed only to get clicks is certainly an example of the latter. Garbage books not worth the paper they&#039;re printed on is another. Still, knowledge is valuable, but it hobby-related or in any other field, so someone possessing it and willing to put in the time and effort to compile quality reference material deserves to be compensated for their efforts as long as there&#039;s a demand for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Truth be told, I&#039;ve never quite understood the people who seem to think hobby-related knowledge <i><u>must</u></i> be given freely, and will openly fault those who disagree all while seeing no problem with charging for the same in other areas. Just think about however many years you&#039;ve invested into acquiring what you possess and compare it to someone demanding to be paid due to, say, their associates degree. If anything, the fact so much knowledge is given freely in this hobby only goes to show what a welcoming and special niche it is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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