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Message:: [QUOTE="JayF, post: 3100978, member: 92530"]There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with having a "GET RICH QUICK" mindset from this hobby, this is how this hobby got its exposure. There are no rules as far as how one should do this hobby, it's their time (and money) they're spending so they should be able to do what they wish. It's no different than going to vegas or playing the lottery except this is actually a free hobby, you don't have to spend any money for a chance to hit it big (yes, the odds are astronomical) but it really is fun to search coins, at least for me. It's monotonously (is that a word?) relaxing. Also, YouTubers are not the root of this "evil" get rich quick scheme, they only repeat what's already a known fact. Coins that sold for insane prices at auction houses or coin shows. The auction houses/coin shows and the TPGs are the true culprits because they are the ones that drives the buying and selling of coins. Anyone notice that most old timers in this hobby no longer search coins, they BUY coins for their collections. They fuel the market of buying and selling, it's not the youtubers. The only thing a youtuber gets from newbies is a "like" click (sometimes a sub) and for giving out info on a variety they've never heard before...I think it's a fair trade.  If there was no YT, the same info will be on some website and that website will say the same thing... "Check your change for that 1969 DDO, it's WORTH a lot!"[/QUOTE]