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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2382183, member: 36230"]I'm certainly glad you got a good laugh out of someone else's ignorance, and I'm sure when you used to ask questions painfully obvious to most on this board, you also had no problem when/if they burst out laughing at you too.</p><p><br /></p><p>After noticing this listing and bringing your laughing under control, did you bother to search through their selling history? While not absolute, it is often a fairly good way to discover if the individual likely has any experience with coins or not. This person, from all outward appearances, is like a great majority of the population and probably knows little to nothing about coins. Perhaps instead of hurrying off to the forum to poke more fun at an adult you do not know, you could have taken the opportunity to educate this individual. A simple reality, and one we see on this forum with some regularity, is that most people assume coins in any way different from the norm, are somehow valuable. Think about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want find something properly labeled and priced, find yourself an honest and knowledgeable dealer/retailer, but if you want to find junk mixed here and there with a few gems, and sold by those who may not know any better, go to a yardsale. Opps.... that's right, you did go to the equivalent of a massive online yardsale and found exactly what one should expect. My bad... chuckle on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2382183, member: 36230"]I'm certainly glad you got a good laugh out of someone else's ignorance, and I'm sure when you used to ask questions painfully obvious to most on this board, you also had no problem when/if they burst out laughing at you too. After noticing this listing and bringing your laughing under control, did you bother to search through their selling history? While not absolute, it is often a fairly good way to discover if the individual likely has any experience with coins or not. This person, from all outward appearances, is like a great majority of the population and probably knows little to nothing about coins. Perhaps instead of hurrying off to the forum to poke more fun at an adult you do not know, you could have taken the opportunity to educate this individual. A simple reality, and one we see on this forum with some regularity, is that most people assume coins in any way different from the norm, are somehow valuable. Think about it. If you want find something properly labeled and priced, find yourself an honest and knowledgeable dealer/retailer, but if you want to find junk mixed here and there with a few gems, and sold by those who may not know any better, go to a yardsale. Opps.... that's right, you did go to the equivalent of a massive online yardsale and found exactly what one should expect. My bad... chuckle on.[/QUOTE]
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