<< <i>Lee, You can't take most of this seriously. There are a LOT of indifferent opinions in this forum. There are many perspectives to any view from the forum members as we are all spread far and wide. Take for instance, some of us here like to do metal detecting. There is a definate need to CLEAN some coins, but purists and dealers have different views on how it should be handled. If you find a coin in a clay area, you use one method if in a dense growth with a lot of decomposition, you have to use another.
Bashing is in fact another method of learning, just with different definitions on how something is done. There is a lot to learn here and even though a lot of folks don't see eye-to-eye but we all have one thing in common, our desire (or lust) of coins. Some use them for profit, others to collect. A collector doesn't have to think like a dealer and visa-versa. Take LordM for example, on his vest and hat are some of the more desirable coins that you could ever want.....but they have holes in them!!! To some, they are nothing more than melt now but to others (like me) they are a more affordable means of obtaining a coin that is out of wallets reach at the moment.
In regards to the latest heat, if you are a dealer of coins you WILL find the best manner of creating a profit. Some morals may be in question, but it's for the same goal.....if given the means to finish a registry set and you have but 1 or 2 coins to completion, you come across the opportunity to have a coin at a lesser cost (be it toned, an error, specific variety, or a freshly minted modern) and have a buyer for it. Would you hesitate to "do the deal"? Some here may and some may not. It's just a different means to an end. If the buyer has the money and desires a coin, who's to stop them from obtaining it however they can?
Anyway, time to get off the soapbox and back to work. I wish you the best regardless if you stay or go. >>
Amen!
live each day like it's your last but don't count on it!
I have learned more in one year on these boards than in ten collecting on my own. There are a few AH's who post, ignore them. There is alot to take in here, don't let other petty conflicts bother you... some wise old sage once said " everyone's got an opinion" ... you may not agree with some of them, but you'll learn more here than you'll ever absorb on your own.
Stay. What have you got to loose ?
Okay, we all make errors in judgement, some of us over/undergrade coins... but that's what we're here for...TO LEARN. Simple.
Ask all the questions you want...there are no dumb questions...just dumb answers !
Relax, enjoy the hobby... it takes your mind off more important things, I know that for a fact.
If it wern't for collecting, I'd have a major void in my life. I may not like what I hear , from time to time, but the experience is invaluable. Hang in there !
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
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Thicken up the skin a little and stick around !
A really good pissin match once in a while is a good thing !
The Proof should know !
to take a nap.
Camelot
I REALLY want to know who is in this inside clique that I keep hearing about??? And why can't I get in?!?!?
even the members dont know that they
are in.
Camelot
<< <i>Lee,
You can't take most of this seriously. There are a LOT of indifferent opinions in this forum. There are many perspectives to any view from the forum members as we are all spread far and wide. Take for instance, some of us here like to do metal detecting. There is a definate need to CLEAN some coins, but purists and dealers have different views on how it should be handled. If you find a coin in a clay area, you use one method if in a dense growth with a lot of decomposition, you have to use another.
Bashing is in fact another method of learning, just with different definitions on how something is done. There is a lot to learn here and even though a lot of folks don't see eye-to-eye but we all have one thing in common, our desire (or lust) of coins. Some use them for profit, others to collect. A collector doesn't have to think like a dealer and visa-versa. Take LordM for example, on his vest and hat are some of the more desirable coins that you could ever want.....but they have holes in them!!! To some, they are nothing more than melt now but to others (like me) they are a more affordable means of obtaining a coin that is out of wallets reach at the moment.
In regards to the latest heat, if you are a dealer of coins you WILL find the best manner of creating a profit. Some morals may be in question, but it's for the same goal.....if given the means to finish a registry set and you have but 1 or 2 coins to completion, you come across the opportunity to have a coin at a lesser cost (be it toned, an error, specific variety, or a freshly minted modern) and have a buyer for it. Would you hesitate to "do the deal"? Some here may and some may not. It's just a different means to an end. If the buyer has the money and desires a coin, who's to stop them from obtaining it however they can?
Anyway, time to get off the soapbox and back to work. I wish you the best regardless if you stay or go. >>
Amen!
Bear at his usual self ...
This thread is dumb - soooooo what if you can't take the heat leave ...loser material......CarlW I agree
Life is short just enjoy it while you can!
Watch this thread go to a silly 200+ thread shees
Marc
Stay. What have you got to loose ?
Okay, we all make errors in judgement, some of us over/undergrade coins... but that's what we're here for...TO LEARN. Simple.
Ask all the questions you want...there are no dumb questions...just dumb answers !
Relax, enjoy the hobby... it takes your mind off more important things, I know that for a fact.
If it wern't for collecting, I'd have a major void in my life. I may not like what I hear , from time to time, but the experience is invaluable. Hang in there !
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
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