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<p>[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2341720, member: 76181"]This is why I think the $5 fee is much too high. You have no idea how effective this search really is. There is no data that I see that says "if the coin is in the database, you will get a hit." Several examples below, of why this might fail.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) The database could be huge, but if the recognition software is mediocre, you would get misses.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) If the recognition software is bullet proof, but the database is deficient, you would get misses.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) If the coin is not from an auction (but from a dealers coinshop for instance), you would get misses.</p><p><br /></p><p>4) you could have both a deficient database and inefficient recognition software, you would get many misses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Right now, this is a faith based agreement, that what is being promised, actually works as promised. A few hits do not tell us much unfortunately and the other results reported so far, don't tell us much either.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is certainly better than nothing, the question is whether it is worth $5 per roll of the dice. I can afford $5 if the thing works, but I hate handing it over for a product that may or may not be good, at what it does. I see too many holes here that need to be plugged before I fund someones beta test.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2341720, member: 76181"]This is why I think the $5 fee is much too high. You have no idea how effective this search really is. There is no data that I see that says "if the coin is in the database, you will get a hit." Several examples below, of why this might fail. 1) The database could be huge, but if the recognition software is mediocre, you would get misses. 2) If the recognition software is bullet proof, but the database is deficient, you would get misses. 3) If the coin is not from an auction (but from a dealers coinshop for instance), you would get misses. 4) you could have both a deficient database and inefficient recognition software, you would get many misses. Right now, this is a faith based agreement, that what is being promised, actually works as promised. A few hits do not tell us much unfortunately and the other results reported so far, don't tell us much either. This is certainly better than nothing, the question is whether it is worth $5 per roll of the dice. I can afford $5 if the thing works, but I hate handing it over for a product that may or may not be good, at what it does. I see too many holes here that need to be plugged before I fund someones beta test.[/QUOTE]
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