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<p>[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 3035543, member: 93888"]Full disclosure - I did not read through the entire 5 pages of this thread before posting. </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand both sides of the equation here as I'm not new, but I am a novice. I came here with the express intent of learning, sharing, and having conversations with other collectors. Perhaps I'm not the norm, in my short time here I have seen quite a number of people that seem to show up and ask out of the blue if what they have is worth lots of money. That in and of itself isn't frustrating but I can see how if they refuse to listen to reason that would be frustrating. I've often times told people that attack my answer - "Why'd you ask me then?"</p><p><br /></p><p>BUT - there are people, that are just so misinformed by the strike it rich youtube videos and other nonsense that it's hard to sway them. It's like they've been indoctrinated by misinformation. Take a devout christian and try to convince them that Hinduism is the true religion, they'll fight it tooth and nail (I'm nether BTW, just an example of trying to sway perceptions).</p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly not really sure where I was going with this, other than to say it requires patience and a willingness to learn by all to gain more knowledge in this hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeepfreak81, post: 3035543, member: 93888"]Full disclosure - I did not read through the entire 5 pages of this thread before posting. I understand both sides of the equation here as I'm not new, but I am a novice. I came here with the express intent of learning, sharing, and having conversations with other collectors. Perhaps I'm not the norm, in my short time here I have seen quite a number of people that seem to show up and ask out of the blue if what they have is worth lots of money. That in and of itself isn't frustrating but I can see how if they refuse to listen to reason that would be frustrating. I've often times told people that attack my answer - "Why'd you ask me then?" BUT - there are people, that are just so misinformed by the strike it rich youtube videos and other nonsense that it's hard to sway them. It's like they've been indoctrinated by misinformation. Take a devout christian and try to convince them that Hinduism is the true religion, they'll fight it tooth and nail (I'm nether BTW, just an example of trying to sway perceptions). Honestly not really sure where I was going with this, other than to say it requires patience and a willingness to learn by all to gain more knowledge in this hobby.[/QUOTE]
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