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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3030515, member: 24633"]The one thing we all must learn to accept is that when we began in this hobby, we didn't know squat. There are a lot of us here, myself included, who started decades ago, and the only way for us to learn was through libraries, telephone calls, snail mail and face-to-face contact. You and a lot of others are fortunate that you have the use of the internet for instant information, but you must also keep in mind that not everything you read is necessarily accurate. So, it is in your best interests to take it slow and weigh everything before making rash decisions. Posting photos and asking questions certainly won't put you on anyone's hit list, but when someone refuses to take sage advice from collectors who have been around the block thousands of times, it really doesn't do you any good. You need to develop a thicker skin. There are some of us who have a sense of humor that isn't always obvious. Not everyone will use emojis to support their comments. For example, in another thread, I used a "pun" (play on words) to indicate that "common sense" carried little value........."common cents". Yeah, occasionally we get someone here who gets really nasty because they take offense to the comments of others and they usually get the boot. Remember, the owner of this site wants to keep the conversations and images clean like 1950's television. In the meantime, welcome to the neighborhood. Chris[/QUOTE]