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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2341769, member: 71723&quot;]If I may return to the OP&#039;s sentiment, I agree that this hobby can be ohh, umm, err, anything but a victimless thing. Perhaps our difficulty in keeping numismatics numerically healthy springs partially from an over-reliance on a zero sum game mentality. &quot;In order for me to win, you have to lose.&quot; I gave that up, or tried to (some days better than others), when lying in a hospital bed supposedly dying of a cerebral hemorrhage in early summer of 2009. I redirected my numismatic life since then into serving the hobby and evangelizing it to new collectors. I got recognized by ANA Prez Walt Ostromecki for it as a Numismatic Point of Light.</p><p><br /></p><p>I HAVE TO FIGHT with everything I have this &quot;dog eat dog&quot; mindset. It&#039;s an OBLIGATION I feel I have. I strongly disagree with the upthread uber-competitive paradigm. It frankly sickens me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> See? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Again. Does not your conscience bother you when you victimize a noob rather than educate them? Remember, our ANA has a mission, and it&#039;s NOT to be a dealer advocacy group or trade association. It&#039;s to EDUCATE!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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