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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7859255, member: 24314&quot;]Jaelus, posted: &quot;It&#039;s kind of offensive that you assume that because I disagree with you on how something is done that it must be because I am uninformed.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Quick reply.&nbsp; <i><b>Disagreements are great.</b></i>&nbsp; That&#039;s one way we learn.&nbsp; I love to debate.&nbsp; That&#039;s how I learn and that&#039;s one way my opinion is changed. </p><p><br /></p><p>For me, PARTS of our discussion are like talking to a &quot;flat earther.&quot;&nbsp; I was in the first rocket and saw the curvature of the earth. You were not.&nbsp; Therefore, <b>I am assuming nothing</b> as you have made your position very clear.&nbsp; For you and others the earth is flat (and MS is a floating, changing choice affected by dozens of variables).&nbsp;&nbsp; As I posted before, describing the condition of a coin is extremely easy for anyone with good eyesight and the correct way to examine the coin.&nbsp; The act of assigning a grade to that description has become difficult because of the &quot;flat earthers&quot; and the ex-coin dealers in charge of things. </p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting thought:&nbsp; The TPGS came about to rein in <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie25" alt=":blackeye:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> dealers back in the &quot;Wild West&quot; days. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Now, the dealers are in charge <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and I must grade AU&#039;s MS <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie96" alt=":vomit:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS Again thanks for your long and thoughtful posts.&nbsp; I assure you I will read them and answer your points.&nbsp; This is fun for me and please let my &quot;barbs&quot; just amuse you as I have full respect for you and those who post as you do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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