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<p>[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2462449, member: 71723"]My pet peeves?</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Too many scapegoaters in numismatics. Nothing is ever because "I" was wrong; somebody else manipulated a market or cheated me.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Too many claim to be numismatists, but are not. If you can only want a coin if it's silver or gold, you're not a numismatist, you're a commodity speculator. </p><p><br /></p><p>3) Too much opinion is presented as fact, too much fact is dismissed as mere opinion. CT itself is not immune from this, nor are its moderators. Maybe even especially so.</p><p><br /></p><p>4) The articles "a" and "the" are not interchangeable. Things like VAM's and "toners" and "moderns" and cameo proofs are, each and every one, "a" market, but none are The Market. There is no "coin market", there are many. This is why one must match dealer to material or vice versa.</p><p><br /></p><p>5) Numismatics, like much of life, has too many people with an inflated sense of entitlement. Dispute that? Wait for the next ultra-quick Mint sellout and grab some popcorn.</p><p><br /></p><p>6) (Should have been number 1) The "flipper" culture. They provide nothing of value to numismatics that wouldn't work just as well or better without them. 'Nuff said.</p><p><br /></p><p>7) Specific case of #3 above that is too important to leave unsaid - there are perfectly valid purposes for both technical and market grading. Ignore either one at your own peril. "Eye appeal doesn't matter"??? Please.</p><p><br /></p><p>8) The "web denizens" feel they are The Real Coin Market. So do the show circuit dealers. They're both wrong. The Real Coin Market is so much bigger than both put together. It also includes in-person-only bidding auctions, major auction houses, and club transactions, among probably many others.</p><p><br /></p><p>9) I know this one goes against two of CT's reasons for being, but it grinds MY personal gears - I have little to no use for "coin porn" or GTG threads.</p><p><br /></p><p>10) The intermingling of numismatics and some pretty "out there on the fringe" political ideologies and discredited economic theory.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2462449, member: 71723"]My pet peeves? 1) Too many scapegoaters in numismatics. Nothing is ever because "I" was wrong; somebody else manipulated a market or cheated me. 2) Too many claim to be numismatists, but are not. If you can only want a coin if it's silver or gold, you're not a numismatist, you're a commodity speculator. 3) Too much opinion is presented as fact, too much fact is dismissed as mere opinion. CT itself is not immune from this, nor are its moderators. Maybe even especially so. 4) The articles "a" and "the" are not interchangeable. Things like VAM's and "toners" and "moderns" and cameo proofs are, each and every one, "a" market, but none are The Market. There is no "coin market", there are many. This is why one must match dealer to material or vice versa. 5) Numismatics, like much of life, has too many people with an inflated sense of entitlement. Dispute that? Wait for the next ultra-quick Mint sellout and grab some popcorn. 6) (Should have been number 1) The "flipper" culture. They provide nothing of value to numismatics that wouldn't work just as well or better without them. 'Nuff said. 7) Specific case of #3 above that is too important to leave unsaid - there are perfectly valid purposes for both technical and market grading. Ignore either one at your own peril. "Eye appeal doesn't matter"??? Please. 8) The "web denizens" feel they are The Real Coin Market. So do the show circuit dealers. They're both wrong. The Real Coin Market is so much bigger than both put together. It also includes in-person-only bidding auctions, major auction houses, and club transactions, among probably many others. 9) I know this one goes against two of CT's reasons for being, but it grinds MY personal gears - I have little to no use for "coin porn" or GTG threads. 10) The intermingling of numismatics and some pretty "out there on the fringe" political ideologies and discredited economic theory.[/QUOTE]
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