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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1319394, member: 19065&quot;]I agree there&#039;s enough general information and knowledge available on these forums that we can help people who drop by and I think compared to many on these forums I do just that without being initially distracted by what&#039;s first presented by an OP. I disagree however with the numerous replies that don&#039;t go far enough to help an OP, but instead applaud a given OPs find without added information or reasonable doubt. </p><p><br /></p><p>The best information <i>is</i> still in those pricey reference books and it&#039;s not out there&nbsp; on the web. Wikipedia ever requires one do their own due diligence before accepting the content. It&#039;s funny how the slightest doubt cast in a thread gets everyone&nbsp; so shook up, worried and defensive. If anyone knows my posts, then they know they seek to&nbsp; minimize the fanfare, share informational links or tips to other members here (such as yourself Numbers) who may be of assistance, they seek to inform OPs and newbies and cut through to facts, blunt as my words may read at times. It&#039;s far worse to see a thread appear on these sort of error notes every week, but they are always met by the same back slapping and congratulating without the slightest effort given to point some who came here in further directions. That I redirect people to the services of a certification service or more informed professional dealer does nothing to quell a newcomers budding interest in such a hobby as we discuss and share details about here. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most posts in such threads are quick to meet these OPs to congratulate them on the thinnest of evidence that their note has potential and the OP really gets no where fast. As soon as I inform people of potential for fakes, others start back tracking and debating. The simplest thing to do is inform the OP, wait for better documentation or verification of the item then congratulate later on, however long that may be. Constantly finding people from these forums speculating that they may have hit the lotto of currency with some questionable error is worse than telling someone they may have to spend some money to get the answer they are after. It&#039;s up to the OP to decide if they want to stick around and grow some skin getting into a hobby like this after finding such a note. Most don&#039;t do the research before posting the question and many don&#039;t even post a photo with the initial questions asked either. If they are scared away by a little doubt, banter and challenging information, or over the expenses involved, then maybe this wasn&#039;t the hobby for them after all. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I speculate anything, it&#039;s that most of these OPs show up only to learn how much effort it is going to take them to figure this out and they give up on their own accord, which is why most are never running back here to declaim the doubt I&#039;ve cast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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