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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2545730, member: 76086&quot;]Doug posted this in another thread but it got me to thinking about the hobby and how it has changed and as it pertains to me.&nbsp; I would take a wild guess and say Doug is maybe 20 years older than I and as such has amazing experiences that I never could, but as one who got started in the early 1980&#039;s I have seen a lot of changes.&nbsp; Many good, many bad (that is just life, one gets both!).&nbsp; I have seen the old days of paper catalogs and auctions, the advent of the internet.&nbsp; I have been there from the beginning. Some may remember some sites like Ebay (yea, but I knew the founders when they were begging us to use their site), but their predecessors like Coin Universe, Numismatists Online, and even before when there were electronic bulletin board services (kind of like Craigslist, but not really).</p><p><br /></p><p>In the old days I published paper catalogs.&nbsp; It was a huge hassle.&nbsp; Photography, layout, printing, stuffing, postage, worldwide, well, it was a big deal (anyone remember the Polaroid system we used?&nbsp; Probably not!&nbsp; That camera cost about $500, back when the average coin cost maybe $10, film, well, another cost).&nbsp; The results were not so great:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]546358[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s that?&nbsp; An order form?&nbsp; What is that?&nbsp; And an &#039;Alternate Selection&#039;?&nbsp; My, how times have changed!&nbsp; The changes have been amazing.&nbsp; I can only say that it have been for the better for the collector.&nbsp; The world is now at out fingertips!&nbsp; Instantly and immediately.&nbsp; It just is a really different world.</p><p><br /></p><p>I might suggest that JA sells more coins than I do each week here on CT.&nbsp; Good for him, and good for all of us!&nbsp; I do wonder what my role will be going forward.&nbsp; I am one of the &#039;old guys&#039; (though I am younger than John!&nbsp; Go figure that!).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, as this is somewhat of a reminiscent topic what do you remember of the &#039;old days&#039;, what do you miss (who do you miss), what do you prefer now versus then, what are your thoughts????[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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