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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 306949, member: 112"]Bone this was the reason for the first sentence in my comment - "As far as upsetting the mods I didn't mean to do that as you can see I have three on my butt now, LOL..." - nothing else.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is where we disagree. You see, I don't think the average, small time collector uses the internet or coin forums at all. Just consider the numbers to see what I mean.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the past, it has been the general consenus of this forum and others that coin collectors number in the millions. Personally I don't agree, but let's assume I am wrong and everyone else is right. </p><p><br /></p><p>If coin collectors do number in the millions - where is the evidence of them on the internet ? The number of page hits don't support the idea that they use the internet. The number of members for the forums certainly don't support it. If you consider the membership numbers of all the forums combined you might come up with 40,000 or so. And 40,000 is but a small fraction of millions.</p><p><br /></p><p>And that is why I suggest that the average coin collector doesn't use the internet in the pursuit of his hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 306949, member: 112"]Bone this was the reason for the first sentence in my comment - "As far as upsetting the mods I didn't mean to do that as you can see I have three on my butt now, LOL..." - nothing else. This is where we disagree. You see, I don't think the average, small time collector uses the internet or coin forums at all. Just consider the numbers to see what I mean. In the past, it has been the general consenus of this forum and others that coin collectors number in the millions. Personally I don't agree, but let's assume I am wrong and everyone else is right. If coin collectors do number in the millions - where is the evidence of them on the internet ? The number of page hits don't support the idea that they use the internet. The number of members for the forums certainly don't support it. If you consider the membership numbers of all the forums combined you might come up with 40,000 or so. And 40,000 is but a small fraction of millions. And that is why I suggest that the average coin collector doesn't use the internet in the pursuit of his hobby.[/QUOTE]
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