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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RedTiger, post: 1077568, member: 19098&quot;]I&#039;m not going to read the whole thread. I&#039;ll start with Rule #1: No one wins an argument on the Internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, there is no reason to get upset over a difference of opinion in what is supposed to be a fun hobby. Step back, get some perspective. There are a thousand things that folks post as gospel, that I believe is baloney. I&#039;m sure the opposite is true, that stuff I take as truth others think is Kool-Aide or worse. </p><p><br /></p><p>So it goes. It ain&#039;t worth getting bent out of shape over. It gets worse when the subject turns away from coins, but even with coins, I have seen way too many folks get into vicious disputes with arguments spanning hundreds of posts, back and forth, over several weeks over some of the most petty stuff imaginable. These arguments can ruin the hobby experience for them and others. Again, this is a hobby. It is supposed to be fun. Enjoy. If it isn&#039;t fun, take a step back, take a break. Remember Rule #1 (no one wins an argument on the Internet.) and that everyone is entitled to an opinion, no matter how wrong they might be <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As an aside, I think the prices realized on Ebay or Teletrade or Heritage are all valid data points. The caveat for me, is that unfortunately, Ebay seems to have become the venue of choice for sellers of fake slabs. That makes me uneasy about buying there and if I have the slightest misgivings about a listing, I won&#039;t bid, won&#039;t buy. I no longer bid on Ebay coins over a certain value from unknown sellers (sellers that I don&#039;t know, or at least know a third person who knows the seller), but that is just me. The other auction sites have more safe guards against fake slabs because the companies take possession of the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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