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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3029434, member: 36230"]Yeah, and because simply being a member of CoinTalk magically means one is beyond reproach, right? Silly me... </p><p><br /></p><p>If you like the guy and/or his videos, that's great, but I based what I said solely on what I have seen of his output.</p><p><br /></p><p>To be fair I just watched a couple more of his videos, chosen randomly and to see if, perhaps, I had misjudged. Well, let's just say my modest efforts only confirmed the clown status. Little cheeseball things like how "<i>no one knows</i>" why an 83 cent sold for well over $2k but of course he does (my hero!). Or how pre-Zincolns were "<i>100% copper or whatever</i>". Or better yet how one should be sure the "<i>coin you're submitting is a flawless example <u>to</u> <u>you</u></i>" and as long as it is "<i>you should have no</i> <i>problems</i>" receiving a very lofty and valuable grade, strongly suggesting that this is all one needs to do to turn a lowly cent into a quick few grand windfall, no grading knowledge or experience necessary. Oh, and if anyone wants to be sure they're sending the right type of material, who knew all one has to do is simply compare their coin to those already in registry sets? Winning, and again, all with no grading experience necessary!</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though there is certainly worse videos out there, anyone willing to mislead the new into believing top pops a cakewalk for the uninitiated is indeed a clown imo, but hey... as long as he gets his clicks and subscribers, who cares, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no problem with someone making videos pointing out different potentially profitable opportunities in this hobby, but I sure as hell do when no effort is made to clarify the absolute fact that it's much, much easier to lose than it is to win. Unfortunately, saying as much isn't likely to draw in the subscribers/viewers and almost certainly explains why a guy well aware of this fact just happens to conveniently avoid it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 3029434, member: 36230"]Yeah, and because simply being a member of CoinTalk magically means one is beyond reproach, right? Silly me... If you like the guy and/or his videos, that's great, but I based what I said solely on what I have seen of his output. To be fair I just watched a couple more of his videos, chosen randomly and to see if, perhaps, I had misjudged. Well, let's just say my modest efforts only confirmed the clown status. Little cheeseball things like how "[I]no one knows[/I]" why an 83 cent sold for well over $2k but of course he does (my hero!). Or how pre-Zincolns were "[I]100% copper or whatever[/I]". Or better yet how one should be sure the "[I]coin you're submitting is a flawless example [U]to[/U] [U]you[/U][/I]" and as long as it is "[I]you should have no[/I] [I]problems[/I]" receiving a very lofty and valuable grade, strongly suggesting that this is all one needs to do to turn a lowly cent into a quick few grand windfall, no grading knowledge or experience necessary. Oh, and if anyone wants to be sure they're sending the right type of material, who knew all one has to do is simply compare their coin to those already in registry sets? Winning, and again, all with no grading experience necessary! Even though there is certainly worse videos out there, anyone willing to mislead the new into believing top pops a cakewalk for the uninitiated is indeed a clown imo, but hey... as long as he gets his clicks and subscribers, who cares, right? I have no problem with someone making videos pointing out different potentially profitable opportunities in this hobby, but I sure as hell do when no effort is made to clarify the absolute fact that it's much, much easier to lose than it is to win. Unfortunately, saying as much isn't likely to draw in the subscribers/viewers and almost certainly explains why a guy well aware of this fact just happens to conveniently avoid it.[/QUOTE]
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