Collector's Universe Forum Shutting Down?

rdunnit · April 1, 2004 5:26AM

I received an e-mail this morning stating that this forum will be shutting down for good. Anyone else receive this e-mail?

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 5:27AM

Yes I got that too. Supposed to happen in the next couple of days I gathered.

What a drag.

TP

Russ · April 1, 2004 5:29AM

Yep, I got the same eMail.

Russ, NCNE

robertpr · April 1, 2004 5:29AM

WTF??

kieferscoins · April 1, 2004 5:30AM

Me too. What a bummer.

Cameron Kiefer

ER · April 1, 2004 5:30AM

Hope this is not one of those April Fool jokes.

rottnrog · April 1, 2004 5:30AM

Me also, That's terrible!!!!

ClausUrch · April 1, 2004 5:31AM

Just checked my e-mail...What gives????? No reason to shut down!

cosmicdebris · April 1, 2004 5:31AM

So who's going to Say April Fools 1st?

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 5:32AM

In think it's part of the other plans they talked briefly about...

TP

FrattLaw · April 1, 2004 5:32AM

I guess David couldn't take it that I was coming back to harrass him!

Ah, the smell of coffee!

Michael

Russ · April 1, 2004 5:33AM

<< I guess David couldn't take it that I was coming back to harrass him! >>

I was just about to post that!

Russ, NCNE

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 5:34AM

<< I guess David couldn't take it that I was coming back to harrass him!

Ah, the smell of coffee!

Michael >>

Don't blame yourself. There's nothing we can do about it unless someone has the financial wherewithal to take it over.

TP

Lakesammman · April 1, 2004 5:35AM

I hear it's part of the divestiture plan, to concentrate on the core business. Too bad - it's become an important community to many of us w/o a life....

solid · April 1, 2004 5:36AM

If it will help with their bottom-line, then I'm all for it!

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 5:36AM

<< I hear it's part of the divestiture plan, to concentrate on the core business. Too bad - it's become an important community to many of us w/o a life....

>>

Yeh but the cost of maintaining this really wasn't THAT much......

TP

Numismanic · April 1, 2004 5:39AM

We'll just have to take over the board at Sleepy Hollow!

Don

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 5:40AM

Where is that?

TP

ER · April 1, 2004 5:42AM

<< We'll just have go take over the board at Sleepy Hollow!

Don >>

They 'll have a nervous breakdown.

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 5:43AM

Where is sleepy hollow??

TP

rlawsha · April 1, 2004 5:53AM

Gotta mean the NGC forums. Oops, did I really say that?

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 5:55AM

Shhhhh, I just found out quietly!

TP

barberlover · April 1, 2004 6:06AM

<< I guess David couldn't take it that I was coming back to harrass him!

Ah, the smell of coffee!

Michael >>

Qoute from the Movie Peter Pan [Robbin Williams version

<< Kill the lawyer !!!

Les

Steve · April 1, 2004 6:08AM

This is terrible news! Where will all us Lincoln cent fans go? I'm in shock. Please somebody, go to David and plead with him to let the forums continue. Thanks. Steve

LAWMAN · April 1, 2004 7:38AM

If it's true, I guess this is the really big goodbye post (Keets)!

If somebody doesn't see the wisdom in funding this Board and keeping what we have here alive, then

WHO IS THE REAL APRIL FOOL?????

LAWMAN · April 1, 2004 7:38AM

And, I'll never make 1000, sob sob

FatMan · April 1, 2004 7:44AM

Great news. Now I'll have time to have a life.

SportsModerator · April 1, 2004 7:47AM

Actually, the board is being outsourced to India. It will be entitled "The Calcutta Coin Corral"

ms71 · April 1, 2004 7:48AM

Been nice knowin' all ya..........

ER · April 1, 2004 7:48AM

Here's a big fat so long to ya.

Sorry, FatMan, couldn't help it.

RGL · April 1, 2004 8:31AM

Say it ain't so ... does anyone really want to receive two dozen e-mails a day from Russ?

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 8:31AM

<< Actually, the board is being outsourced to India. It will be entitled "The Calcutta Coin Corral" >>

You might get a better deal in Bangalore though!

TP

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 8:33AM

The quote was only 100K to take the whole thing over. I don't know what the maintenence costs but it seems like a pretty fair deal. Someone else said that steve Ivy was going to take it.

Hmmmmm

TP

Coins101 · April 1, 2004 8:47AM

Funny, I didn't receive an email but my email address is not public on this board. So, I think you all have been had as Collector's Universe Forum does have my email address and if the news was coming from them, I would have received it. 04-01-04

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 8:52AM

You only receive administrative communications after 100 posts are met.

Sorry you're just hearing the news.....

TP

Coins101 · April 1, 2004 8:55AM

Well, if that is the case (need a 100 posts), why did rdunnit get one. I still say you all have been had!!!

Coins101 · April 1, 2004 8:56AM

Smells like fried icecream to me.

mrearlygold · April 1, 2004 8:57AM

I don't know. Maybe he's got a second identity.

Who knows.

It's a drag though..

TP

ConstellatioCollector · April 1, 2004 9:04AM

I sure hope we make it through this day before this board gets nailed!!!

Bubblehead · April 1, 2004 9:11AM

It'll shut down when the US Mint puts all of those old dies back on line...

nankraut · April 1, 2004 9:13AM

I've never seen so much hand-wringing. I'll bet the sun rises tomorrow morning.

fishcooker · April 1, 2004 9:19AM

I'll fall on my sword and offer to do it for only $99,000 per year..............

Russ · April 1, 2004 9:59AM

<< does anyone really want to receive two dozen e-mails a day from Russ? >>

Russ, NCNE

jhar · April 1, 2004 10:04AM

As my Hero "Howard the Duck" would say...

WAAAAAGGGHHH!!!!

BigE · April 1, 2004 10:05AM

Might just be a plan to charge for it-------------------BigE

JJacks · April 1, 2004 10:12AM

Well,

It could be OK, if it could get PCGS to focus on what should be their #1 priority by far:

GETTING COINS BACK TO SUBMITTERS IN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME!!!!!!!!

It's hard to believe they just can't seem to do this and they have had alot of time to work on this problem. Come on PCGS, find some way to speed it up a bit!

JJacks

bushmaster8 · April 1, 2004 10:25AM

fewls!

PhillyJoe · April 1, 2004 10:26AM

Quick, someone with a printer that does at least 6 pages a minute, print out all the threads from the beginning. Call me when you're done.

Joe

bushmaster8 · April 1, 2004 10:33AM

Here's to good friends...the night is kinda special....but tonite ...tonight....
let it be lowerbrau

robertpr · April 1, 2004 10:39AM

DUH of course the board will not shut down, there would be something in the "news and announcements" board, which there is not.

oreville · April 1, 2004 10:45AM

PhillyJoe:

Whew! I just finished printing out all the pages for the last 4 years.

Collector's Universe Forum Shutting Down?

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