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<p>[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 8195426, member: 106826"]It’s the right tact [USER=94733]@Mountain Man[/USER]. Like I said, here and in the past, enthusiasm (especially blind enthusiasm) can ratchet up the emotions unexpectedly and in unexpected ways. </p><p><br /></p><p>To your point, the commingling of business and the hobby can make for interesting dialogue (I’m being generous here as you know). But in fairness it can be done. We see it with a few senior members here that are quite effective, probably because they are hobbyists first as well as businessmen. But we have a share of members that look at coins as a means to an end; some financial gain. Which is fine, but can become tedious if the track is just to run things past members to get a ‘price’ for this-and-that. Eventually folks grow bored of playing the game. Best to exit discussions like that before they sour. I’m not always successful but consider myself a work in progress. </p><p><br /></p><p>That said, there may be no faster way to get a sense of ‘price’ or value than to ask very experienced members what they think. Paddyman, Jim and Fred have a lot to offer here. The smart thing is not to get into thoughtless debate on matters. Even our experts can be wrong, but the aim of further debate should not be to embarrass the other. Some like to be competitively combative. Those are the folks that eventually get ignored. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the long post. The side topic is one of interest for me from a clinical perspective.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Mader, post: 8195426, member: 106826"]It’s the right tact [USER=94733]@Mountain Man[/USER]. Like I said, here and in the past, enthusiasm (especially blind enthusiasm) can ratchet up the emotions unexpectedly and in unexpected ways. To your point, the commingling of business and the hobby can make for interesting dialogue (I’m being generous here as you know). But in fairness it can be done. We see it with a few senior members here that are quite effective, probably because they are hobbyists first as well as businessmen. But we have a share of members that look at coins as a means to an end; some financial gain. Which is fine, but can become tedious if the track is just to run things past members to get a ‘price’ for this-and-that. Eventually folks grow bored of playing the game. Best to exit discussions like that before they sour. I’m not always successful but consider myself a work in progress. That said, there may be no faster way to get a sense of ‘price’ or value than to ask very experienced members what they think. Paddyman, Jim and Fred have a lot to offer here. The smart thing is not to get into thoughtless debate on matters. Even our experts can be wrong, but the aim of further debate should not be to embarrass the other. Some like to be competitively combative. Those are the folks that eventually get ignored. Sorry for the long post. The side topic is one of interest for me from a clinical perspective.[/QUOTE]
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