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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CappedBustDimes, post: 305224, member: 9104&quot;]it is my opinion that many seasoned&nbsp; collectors with a wealth of knowledge are often times put off by inaccurate posts because of the massive amounts and frequency of previous inaccurate posts.</p><p><br /></p><p>i agree with coleguy &#039;&#039;if someone makes a mistake on an informational forum, such as this one, then correstions need to be made where needed.&#039;&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>often times excellent advice is given to novice collectors or collectors not familiar with a particular series.&nbsp; often times this accurate advice is not heeded and several week later said newbie comes back complaining of being ripped or asks for grading opinions on a new purchase that said collector was advised not to make.</p><p><br /></p><p>so, now experienced collectors don&#039;t even bother to reply / provide helpful and accurate info [or reply with sarcastic remarks] because they have seen the same aforementioned scenario played out many times before.</p><p><br /></p><p>finally all that is left are novice collectors giving each other bad advice.&nbsp; this phenomenon is not confined to this forum but, happens on all coin forums...not even &#039;&#039;just&#039;&#039; coin forums but, any hobby / collector&#039;s boards ie... aquatics, art, metal detecting, memorabilia....</p><p><br /></p><p>most of the &#039;&#039;best and brightest&#039;&#039; don&#039;t hang around long [or with any consistency], as with any trade, they are constantly looking for greener pastures or like minds.&nbsp;&nbsp; then you always have those that are &#039;&#039;experts&#039;&#039; who live to teach novice collectors or like to think they possess a higher [almost supernatural] level of intelligence and want everyone to know.</p><p><br /></p><p>well, a doob has been burnt, i am done rambling, and i am off bed.</p><p><br /></p><p>have a good day [stay warm if your covered in ice]</p><p><br /></p><p>and don&#039;t let your meatloaf[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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