Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheMont, post: 2464396, member: 80121&quot;]I don&#039;t want anyone, who may take offence with this post, to think I&#039;m directing it toward anyone in particular. As a member of the Board of Directors of our coin club (very large , only one in the area) I&#039;m frequently called upon to make presentations. We have a monthly BOD meeting and we are truly surprised by the lack of basic knowledge of numismatics that a great number of our members have.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m constantly telling them that the reason I know something is because I read a lot of coin books. We have a large library, in a rented room and a retired librarian that with notice will meet any member there and let them check out books. Talk to any coin shop owner and they will tell you the abuse they take when someone tries to sell them something they overpaid for on a TV coin show. I think the same holds true for eBay, they are there to sell things, not educate people and a lot of people who should know better, but don&#039;t are buying coins and currency on eBay that they shouldn&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>I collect Kennedys and just picked up a 1970 S PCGS PF65 DDO FS101 for $75; the same coin came up in the same search for $375----someone will buy that coin. Why? They don&#039;t know how to do a search? They have more money than brains? I don&#039;t know the answer, but it truly makes me sad to see people overprice a coin and hope that somebody at some point will buy it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in