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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 614679, member: 8033&quot;]Some very interesting comments and it&#039;s time to throw in my Two Cents worth. Hey, what else would I throw in?</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t belong to CU and don&#039;t see myself going there anytime soon. I joined CT first with a bit of a &quot;backround&quot; in coins and was warmly welcomed.</p><p>I&#039;ve joined a few other forums since then. A few I&#039;m fairly active on and they are much smaller.</p><p>I don&#039;t want to be around a bunch of snobs. Numbers, as forums go, mean nothing to me. I hang out (besides) here on two other forums. One for the &quot;higher level&quot; of discussion I would say. Not a snub on CT and not a bunch of snobs. I actually followed a CT member there that left of his own volition. There are a few of us there and it&#039;s not a &quot;bash CT&quot; site although CT does come up.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other I just joined from a thread in CT. Some pretty smart people there as well but friendly with basic rules. Not bashing other members is one of those rules. Lots of people over there I don&#039;t know and I like that.</p><p>I think I have things to share in that forum that can educate so I do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now back to CT. I used to post a lot more. My average has fallen but I am not just posting here anymore. Do I get bored at times? Yes I do - I&#039;m such a snob.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was so burned out a while back that I had to leave. That &quot;I found an old coin in my grandma&#039;s underwear drawer&quot; line from CU actually did hit home with me. Working in a coin shop has a lot to do with that. I hear this stuff all day on the phone and in person so it does get old.</p><p>On the other hand, do I just hang up on them or tell them to leave? Nope, I look at the coin and educate them and offer a price we&#039;d pay. That&#039;s my job.</p><p>Do it all day then come home and do it online and it does get old. I took my break - I needed it. I&#039;ll take others but I look at it this way as well. If someone takes the time to inquire about that coin instead of just spending it (and we all know it happens) they deserve an honest answer for just that. Taking the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had some pretty good experiences here on CT with other members. Took a trip to Phoenix and Long Beach last year with AJ. Met other members there.</p><p>Have met a few other members locally.</p><p>Had a member show up at work with a bunch of paper money to show me.</p><p>I&#039;ve sent coins to members and sold a few coins and paper as well.</p><p>I&#039;ve got a ton of PMs with questions.</p><p>Last weekend I spent quite some time on the phone with another member. Not the first time this has happened.</p><p>Hey, what about the Ruben fund Jack started? That was a &quot;family&quot; member in a bad way and people helped. See that on any other forums?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do I have any &quot;knocks&quot; on CT. Yep and I&#039;ll admit I even mentioned one on another forum but not really in a bad way.</p><p>It seems to go in cycles but at times threads turn into nothing but a chat room. I can deal with this and if it gets on my nerves I go elsewhere. Insignificant when one looks at it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously I can&#039;t assume all members of sites like CU all behave in the manner as the person that &quot;lashed out&quot; at CT. Guess we&#039;re just a bunch of country rubes to some people.</p><p>Now I might ask those people if THEY remember what it was like when THEY took an interest in Numismatics.</p><p>If it weren&#039;t for people like the people here we&#039;d lose a lot of collectors. I may get jaded at times but I always try to remember this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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