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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 786560, member: 4552"]THere is a lot of good and a lot of bad in joining certain organiazations and clubs. For coins, stamps, guns and/or anything of value that is or could be a target for robberies, home invasions, breakins, etc., such organizations could prove to be fatal. Yes, even fatal. </p><p>Naturally the good is you have direct access to information, abilitiy to buy/sell/trade with relative ease. Usually much better deals monitarily. Meeting new people of all ages. </p><p>Unfortunately where you live could really make a difference in belonging to anything. For example where I live it is really dangerous to have anything pertaining to guns, knives, coins, stamps delivered to your home via the mail. Many of the companies that publish such magazines, pamphlets, other documents just send them out without blank covers so the entire postal people in your area know what you collect, save, have, etc. Not that the postal people are criminals of course. Unfortunatelly they do have freinds, relatives and not all are saints. Even if such articles stick out of your mail box, many, many people see that. For example I receive the NRA Magazine and it comes with just my home info on it and the entire world can see I'm interested in guns. A FedX delivery of my USMint order handed me a box and said, Here are the coins you ordered. </p><p>If you live in a high crime area, and I do, anything at all that could create a situation of a home invasion is not real smart. And yes I know all about those statements of I protect my home with a .357 or I have 3 vicious dogs or both. I've also got neighbors that USED to say similar things. Not after a real robbery though. </p><p>If you live in any area in this country where there is any crime, it really is not smart to belong to any organization where you give out your real name, address, phone number, etc. </p><p>Sounds a bit Paranoid? Purchase a copy of a Chicago Newspaper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 786560, member: 4552"]THere is a lot of good and a lot of bad in joining certain organiazations and clubs. For coins, stamps, guns and/or anything of value that is or could be a target for robberies, home invasions, breakins, etc., such organizations could prove to be fatal. Yes, even fatal. Naturally the good is you have direct access to information, abilitiy to buy/sell/trade with relative ease. Usually much better deals monitarily. Meeting new people of all ages. Unfortunately where you live could really make a difference in belonging to anything. For example where I live it is really dangerous to have anything pertaining to guns, knives, coins, stamps delivered to your home via the mail. Many of the companies that publish such magazines, pamphlets, other documents just send them out without blank covers so the entire postal people in your area know what you collect, save, have, etc. Not that the postal people are criminals of course. Unfortunatelly they do have freinds, relatives and not all are saints. Even if such articles stick out of your mail box, many, many people see that. For example I receive the NRA Magazine and it comes with just my home info on it and the entire world can see I'm interested in guns. A FedX delivery of my USMint order handed me a box and said, Here are the coins you ordered. If you live in a high crime area, and I do, anything at all that could create a situation of a home invasion is not real smart. And yes I know all about those statements of I protect my home with a .357 or I have 3 vicious dogs or both. I've also got neighbors that USED to say similar things. Not after a real robbery though. If you live in any area in this country where there is any crime, it really is not smart to belong to any organization where you give out your real name, address, phone number, etc. Sounds a bit Paranoid? Purchase a copy of a Chicago Newspaper.[/QUOTE]
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