Why would someone ask questions here when they can find the answers elsewhere?
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I see some topics that look more like trying to start an interesting conversation than simply trying to get an answer. Like this one. 
Ob coins: why are coin albums so expensive? Relatively small market?
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Because,,,,,,,,, there is more knowledge here than anywhere else.
Right... And you can learn cool things from tangential discussion.
I would learn something IF you explained "tangential discussion."
I could guess pretty close I suspect but have never heard that term used before.
Yes,,,,, I am a redneck.
I like this discussion already 👍
Topic goes on a tangent... Related. to original topic, but heads in a new direction.
Yes. It’s a discussion forum. Throw it out there and discuss.
The flow of the comments may drift away from the original topic though, and the forum police will get you.
There you go,,,,,,, I am now smarter than I was a few minutes ago.
... And on a circular coin a tangent is perpendicular to the radius... The tangents have to at least touch on the coins... Much like the posts in this category ought
Why would someone ask questions here when they can find the answers elsewhere?
to the OP --- for the same reason you asked this question here when you could have asked anyone else you know.
Sometimes, perhaps out of boredom and/or a desire for attention.
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Or maybe just for the fun of being harassed by the forum know-it-all.
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And/or social interaction.
Absolutely - that can help with boredom.
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It's usually the forum police that cause the drift.
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This forum is a super conference like the SEC when it comes to experienced coin market / industry players and varied perspectives.
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This must be a boring weekend for a lot of people.... I have just been through three threads (two of which I just closed... no comment) that are nothing more than circuitous jibber jabber.... and it looks like this may head in the same non-direction. Cheers, RickO
ok, but there was a real question in the original post. Do coin albums seem 'expensive'? I'm surprised it costs $25 for something made of cardboard.
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Well, it’s not like this discussion hasn’t come up before… lol
I have seen it in every forum. It just is what it is. I think some of it is ignorance of those other places to look for answers, the feeling that they will get a better answer than they will, the forum software search is not user friendly or helpful (the one on this board isn’t very friendly), etc.
People are people. Why does my coworker ask me a question for something they could easily look up in the corporate wiki? Convenience and they think they’ll get the answer faster than me. At least until I ignore them for an hour since it isn’t important…
I have just been through three threads (two of which I just closed... no comment) that are nothing more than circuitous jibber jabber.
Penny once accused Sheldon of jibber-jabbering about jibber-jabber.
Why are coins so expensive?
Some answers are better then others.
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It may take a while, but you usually get the right answer here.
This forum is just one of a plethora of resources at our fingertips. One would be foolish not to make good use of it in both the interrogative and the sharing of wisdom.
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This should have been posted on the Q & A forum.
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I have to think some people like to see a large number on their post count.
Laziness.
Album price? Capitalism.
Yeah, why are coins so expensive?
And why does Dasani water cost more than Coke?
Infantile.... Why do I ever bother to read your posts? I rubber-neck at car accidents too.
Jeez
Coin albums, at least used ones, can be found for a good price if you look hard enough.
Maybe because they want the right answers.
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If I have a simple factual question whose answer can be found elsewhere, I don't bother people here, I go look for it. But if I have a question that involves tapping into collectors' experiences, this is the place to ask.
No.
Nothing is stopping anyone from manufacturing, marketing and selling albums for less. Except maybe the possibility there's not enough profit to be made to make doing so worthwhile.
It has to be archival cardboard. And the $25 ones are also die cut with windows. Whitman blue books are $5 and "made of cardboard".
This may be a "tangential discussion". lol
I seriously would like to know what the significance of leaving a single period as a post is or means.
Thanks
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I have done this too.
You post something. Then, for whatever reason, you want to retract it.
Unfortunately, you cannot delete the entire post, just edit it.
So, you replace the original text with a single character (e.g., a period).
Yeah... I expect that they could be made in great volume at much lower cost, but there just isn't that big a market.
Somebody mentioned to me that good used albums can often be found at LCS. Good idea.
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I like the older PCGS holders...
Just thought I'd add that to the discussion.
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Why are coins?
I like the future PCGS holders...
Thank you.
I just left a smiley face.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
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Remarkable insight for someone with under 100 posts
Because...
"Why are coins?"
Why not?
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