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<p>[QUOTE="acl864, post: 355812, member: 11153"]Ben,</p><p>Nope, doesn't sound crazy to me. The information highway goes both ways. The same information that skilled and knowledgable collectors post here is available to anyone, at anytime, at anyplace in the world. Internet access and a webmail address are the only requirements. Even the info that is provided to a legitimate newbie (like myself) is neatly archived and indexed for everyone to use... including counterfeiters and other scammers. Sad but true. </p><p>Another collector forum I visited for WWII German Daggers became so paranoid about counterfeiters they immediately switched to pm's any time they started discussing one. So the smart got smarter and the newbies were left out in the cold. Can't say that I blame the experts, they were just trying to protect their hobby, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. I decided against collecting in that field. </p><p>You have definitely raised some interesting questions. I have alot of confidence that with the level of knowlege and honesty I've seen demonstrated on this forum that answers will be found. The bad guys don't stand a chance. </p><p> </p><p>Andy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="acl864, post: 355812, member: 11153"]Ben, Nope, doesn't sound crazy to me. The information highway goes both ways. The same information that skilled and knowledgable collectors post here is available to anyone, at anytime, at anyplace in the world. Internet access and a webmail address are the only requirements. Even the info that is provided to a legitimate newbie (like myself) is neatly archived and indexed for everyone to use... including counterfeiters and other scammers. Sad but true. Another collector forum I visited for WWII German Daggers became so paranoid about counterfeiters they immediately switched to pm's any time they started discussing one. So the smart got smarter and the newbies were left out in the cold. Can't say that I blame the experts, they were just trying to protect their hobby, but it left a bad taste in my mouth. I decided against collecting in that field. You have definitely raised some interesting questions. I have alot of confidence that with the level of knowlege and honesty I've seen demonstrated on this forum that answers will be found. The bad guys don't stand a chance. Andy[/QUOTE]
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