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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Beefer518, post: 3053765, member: 87737&quot;][USER=94580]@Clezra5k[/USER], I can understand and appreciate your frustration with how you feel you were treated by the CT community, and trust me, it&#039;s not because we don&#039;t want new members who will be a benefit in the long run. </p><p><br /></p><p>You have to look at it from the point of some of the long-timers here. A new member jumps on to the forum to tout how a well known, well respected, often used, and one of the standards of the current numismatic atmosphere &#039;screwed him/her over&#039;. You are not the first to do this, and you certainly won&#039;t be the last, and that&#039;s okay. In almost all instances, the OP comes in, tells how horrible XYZ Company is, how they were screwed over, and after a few posts, we never hear from them again. Never. It kind of lessens the impact of future similar posts, and also hurts the credibility of those that have legitimate issues (like yourself).</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, you may have to be on the defensive, but there does come a point where the community starts to listen, accept, and (possibly) agree with the poster. It is nothing against you personally.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re original question of&nbsp; could have been answered without posting the thread, and simply by searching either here or even a broad google search. That is where the communication falls apart, because we have all heard of instances of TPG&#039;s making errors in grading, accidentally damaging coins, etc. But we have also heard of, and seen more frequently, false accusations against the TPG&#039;s. So when a new/unknown member starts making these claims, we as a community react based on historical instances.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is that the right way? Who knows. It&#039;s just how this community has been programmed to react to certain things, good or bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>CoinTalk is a great asset to the hobby, and I/we really hope you&#039;ll understand how things go around here at times. We also are really looking forward to hear how this turns out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just don&#039;t ask us if the quarter you found in the parking lot is a mint error!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Hugs all around![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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