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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NPCoin, post: 480742, member: 5629&quot;]Do not ever confuse money nor the public spotlight as knowledge.&nbsp; If a person is wrong, then they should be rebuked and corrected.&nbsp; It does not matter what the public perception is of the person, being wrong is still being wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>And what business are you talking about here?&nbsp; <b>Really</b> think about that statement for a minute.&nbsp; Does the availability of a large amount of money, along with the purchase, markup, and resell of a manufactured product make one an expert in the industry, or an expert in sales?&nbsp; Give it some real thought.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is not to say that she is not knowledgeable at all.&nbsp; Far from it.&nbsp; But, do not elevate someone because of their resources.&nbsp; Numbers and figures do not denote knowledge.&nbsp; Any good salesperson can produce a large amount on the profit spread given enough capital, and a talent for negotiating deals.</p><p><br /></p><p>So really, what business is this that she knows better than any of us ever would?&nbsp; Is it the business of hyping and promoting?&nbsp; The business of analyzing and speculating on the market?&nbsp; The business of grading and counterfeit detection?&nbsp; The business of building a portfolio for investment?&nbsp; The business of being a hobbyist and collector?&nbsp; The business of authoring knowledge in a coherent manner for others to glean off of and understand?</p><p><br /></p><p>She gets reviews, both good and bad, from both great and small.&nbsp; But, the only expertise I would give her is in hype journalism and sales.&nbsp; That opinion holds no more and no less clout than the opinion of any other person in numismatics...much like grading.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Because opinions, even of people, are always subjective.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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