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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2389281, member: 19463&quot;]I once was a fan of the Celator and had several articles published in it.&nbsp; Perhaps that was why I lost interest and dropped my subscription.&nbsp; More and more of the articles were weak and amateurish (like mine).&nbsp; They did not pay for articles but sometimes sent a couple extra copies of the issues in which I had an article.&nbsp; When I sold off my copies, I kept only the duplicates with my pieces.&nbsp; I believe that the Internet killed off the concept of a print magazine.&nbsp; The Celator wanted money for books but the Internet was filled with free information just as good and much more varied.&nbsp; What seemed great on newsprint in the late 80&#039;s and interesting on glossy paper in the 90&#039;s seemed unnecessary and outmoded in the 2000&#039;s.&nbsp; There were a few photos of interest but as things online blossomed with really good images, the desire for paying the price of postage and paper faded.&nbsp; I am not sure I see how a print magazine on ancient coins could survive today.&nbsp; Perhaps it is sad but it is a lot like the hard fact that my film cameras (35mm to 8x10 cut film in my case) are &#039;collectibles&#039; now.&nbsp; When I want a photo of something, I use digital.&nbsp; Finding film to fit big cameras is hard today; finding the money to pay for it is harder.&nbsp; Probably there are a hundred other things from the good old days that we can miss in the same way I miss the thrill I felt when the postman brought a newsprint Celator and a couple poorly illustrated coin price lists.&nbsp; On the other hand I can read all the information in the hundreds of CNG sales online including the one that closes next week.&nbsp; Do I wish I were still dependent of that postman&#039;s arrival for coin news?&nbsp; No way![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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