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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1815664, member: 112"]Believe me guys, I understand the concern and/or dislike about my using the word idiots. But consider the following - </p><p><br /></p><p><i>"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."</i> - Albert Einstein</p><p><br /></p><p>The concept that I am trying to get across is so pervasive that there has even been a new word coined - bidiots. That alone should tell you that there is much truth in the idea. But at the same time because I recognize that concern and dislike I also use the term uneducated. But there is a difference, an idiot does something because he is foolish or senseless. And uneducated person may do something due to no fault of his own simply because he is misinformed or doesn't know any better due to his lack of education on the subject. But when it comes to buying coins, both often have the same result - paying more than the coin is worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>The point of the entire discussion is to only use to good data and to base your buying decisions on good data. The Red Book does not contain good data when it comes to values. That is acknowledged as a cold, hard fact. And when you look at the facts regarding realized prices on ebay, a reasonable person is pretty much forced to acknowledge that that data is no good either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have merely been trying to explain why that data is no good.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1815664, member: 112"]Believe me guys, I understand the concern and/or dislike about my using the word idiots. But consider the following - [I]"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."[/I] - Albert Einstein The concept that I am trying to get across is so pervasive that there has even been a new word coined - bidiots. That alone should tell you that there is much truth in the idea. But at the same time because I recognize that concern and dislike I also use the term uneducated. But there is a difference, an idiot does something because he is foolish or senseless. And uneducated person may do something due to no fault of his own simply because he is misinformed or doesn't know any better due to his lack of education on the subject. But when it comes to buying coins, both often have the same result - paying more than the coin is worth. The point of the entire discussion is to only use to good data and to base your buying decisions on good data. The Red Book does not contain good data when it comes to values. That is acknowledged as a cold, hard fact. And when you look at the facts regarding realized prices on ebay, a reasonable person is pretty much forced to acknowledge that that data is no good either. I have merely been trying to explain why that data is no good.[/QUOTE]
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