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What advice would you give a new PCGS message board user?

abcde12345abcde12345 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Mine:
Treat opinions and threads here like an amusement park.
Some comments are fun.
Some will spin you around where you may want to throw up.
Nothing should be taken too seriously.

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,857 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't believe the hype.

    My Lincoln Registry
    My Collection of Old Holders

    Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
  • ReadyFireAimReadyFireAim Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 17, 2020 1:15PM

    To ignore, click on the username and then on the little head-&-shoulders icon next to message. ;)

    My Saint Set

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You can make money in coins but it's generally not a get-rich-quick hobby.

    Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists
  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Take all advice with a grain of salt
    2. Take a moment to think about your reply before replying in anger/emotion
    3. Don't pursue posts just for Agree, Like, or LOL
    4. Have fun
  • ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,974 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mbogoman said:
    Lurk in the background and just read for three months before offering any comments...

    This. But I did it for close to 5 years.

  • TommyTypeTommyType Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Stay away from the "off topic" threads. They'll either get you in trouble, or tick you off, or both.

    Easily distracted Type Collector
  • ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you think you have found an error coin, think through on how the "error" happened before or at the time the US Mint dies struck the coin or coins. If the "error" or potential damage happed after the mint dies struck the coin, then the coin has post mint damage PMD.

  • bearcavebearcave Posts: 3,996 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TurtleCat said:
    1. Take all advice with a grain of salt
    2. Take a moment to think about your reply before replying in anger/emotion
    3. Don't pursue posts just for Agree, Like, or LOL
    4. Have fun

    I can't do all 3 on the same post! 😜

    Ken
  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,628 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bearcave said:

    @TurtleCat said:
    1. Take all advice with a grain of salt
    2. Take a moment to think about your reply before replying in anger/emotion
    3. Don't pursue posts just for Agree, Like, or LOL
    4. Have fun

    I can't do all 3 on the same post! 😜

    Lol, just like the Quality-Speed-Price triangle. Typically you can only get two...

  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,552 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's a place to discuss your hobby... which should be fun so Have Fun!!

    <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.mullencoins.com">Mullen Coins Website - Windycity Coin website
  • Winchester1873Winchester1873 Posts: 201 ✭✭✭✭

    Post as many coin photos as you can!

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Learn quickly who likes to argue.

    Collector, occasional seller

  • CommemDudeCommemDude Posts: 2,344 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When posting here , please be specific in the title of your post and if selling on the BST, include EBAY or GC or HERITAGE if that is where the coin is actually for sale.

    Eg: What would happen if.......
    Just thinking aloud......
    . What would you do if.....

    are NOT good ways to title your post here.

    Also, do not refer to coins as "her" since they are genderless things.

    Dr Mikey
    Commems and Early Type
  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I still don’t know if it’s poor protocol to search an old (sometimes 12 years old by now) topic and add a new reply to it. Do I start a new topic about Lexington wooden boxes or add to a 15 year old thread?

    "I'll split the atom! I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!" -Gef the talking mongoose.
  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,824 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Be polite.

  • AlexinPAAlexinPA Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Collect stamps.

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @kiyote said:
    I still don’t know if it’s poor protocol to search an old (sometimes 12 years old by now) topic and add a new reply to it. Do I start a new topic about Lexington wooden boxes or add to a 15 year old thread?

    Bump that baby to the top!

    Collector, occasional seller

  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 17,571 ✭✭✭✭✭

    HAVE FUN! :)

    "Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

    --- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.
  • GluggoGluggo Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wash your hands and keep your distance! We’re ALL in this together. :*

  • MartinMartin Posts: 999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don’t post a lot fast. Some might think you could be glicker/coinstartled

    Martin

  • thefinnthefinn Posts: 2,657 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    Obey the rules or you risk getting banned. :o

    Unfortunately, some very good contributors have been banned. Remember that this is a privately owned board - only semi-public. So there is a great deal of self-censorship that goes into what people post.

    thefinn
  • MilesWaitsMilesWaits Posts: 5,434 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Go hang out for awhile at Car, Gun and Pet forums...
    then come here ready and TOUGH.

    Now riding the swell in PM's and surf.
  • 3stars3stars Posts: 2,295 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Level IV body armor. Don’t take the know it alls, kiss my ring types too seriously, expect to get some shots taken at you. Once you get that thick skin, it’s a lovely place to visit and learn.

    Previous transactions: Wondercoin, goldman86, dmarks, Type2
  • JTHawaiiJTHawaii Posts: 111 ✭✭✭

    Realize that some of the members have been collecting coins for a long time and have the means to afford high quality coins that are out of the price range for many starting collectors. Enjoy what you can afford and don't be discouraged when looking at posts of coins that would amount to many months of paychecks. I collect what I like but will never have a collection that is in the same tier as some of the members on this board. I'm still happy with what I have and am also happy for those others that have put together great collections and are willing to show them to all of us.

    Successful BST Transactions With: AUandAG, SurfinxHI, tightbudget, dmarks, jfoot13, jimineez1, PerryHall, rte592, cucamongacoin, Flackthat, robkool, Walkerguy21D, pruebas, KJB, LukeMarshall, 1630Boston, chumley, privatecoin, Histman, SullyFan2, al410, mcarney1173, Coinflip, mbogoman, dm679864, commoncents05, scooter25

  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 17, 2020 4:44PM

    Take things with a grain of salt. Some veterans know what they’re talking about and some do not. Same goes for novices. There is something to be learned from everyone, though. People incorporate humor here, so treat it that way and don’t be easily offended. Read as many threads as you can....You will learn a lot. If you feel that you have something to add, please don’t be afraid to speak up. Have fun and watch out, as this can be very addictive!!

    Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

    My Full Walker Registry Set (1916-1947):

    https://www.ngccoin.com/registry/competitive-sets/16292/

  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Run before you become hopelessly addicted. ;)

    Member: EAC, NBS, C4, CWTS, ANA

    RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'

    CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,013 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 17, 2020 6:19PM
    1. Ignore the curmudgeons.
    2. Never buy on eBay ;)
    3. Buy the coin not the holder
    Many happy BST transactions
  • TurboSnailTurboSnail Posts: 1,668 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 17, 2020 6:39PM

    Ricko who replies to almost every topic is not a mod nor work for PCGS.

  • BJandTundraBJandTundra Posts: 388 ✭✭✭✭

    Don't act like a "know-it-all"......Job has already been filled.

  • SoFloSoFlo Posts: 542 ✭✭✭✭

    If you swim with a friend your chances of not getting eaten by a shark increase to 50%

    Wisdom has been chasing you but, you've always been faster

  • No HeadlightsNo Headlights Posts: 2,105 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Be yourself. All other positions have been filled

  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    100% if you out swim him / her :D

    @Mizzou said:
    If you swim with a friend your chances of not getting eaten by a shark increase to 50%

  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    3 months is a long time waiting to speak up

    @mbogoman said:
    Lurk in the background and just read for three months before offering any comments...

  • ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭

    be NOICE ;)

  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You must have a note from your significant other.

    What?

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,181 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2020 12:18AM
    1. Have fun.
    2. Avoid CAC threads.
    3. Avoid grade inflation or future of the hobby threads.
    4. EBay threads are pretty much different flavors of the same thing, After the first 100,000 there wasn't really much more to add.
    5. Group think is real and dangerous. Also be on the lookout for alts. Some members have admitted to having multiple and may or may not use multiple to create the impression of a false consensus on a topic. In other words, take everything with many, many grains of salt.
    6. Learn who the experts are. There are several pre-eminent experts in their niches, book authors, authenticators, current and former CAC and TPGS graders, etc. There are also many expert collectors and dealers with decades of knowledge to share. Learn to identify these individuals over time and ignore the noise.
    7. Don't drink the Kool-Aid or marketing propaganda of shameless self promoters. Always look for potential bias in every post. For every post ask: (a) Why has this poster said this? (b) What motivations or interests including financial ones might the poster have? (c) What are the views of the dissenters? (d) What motivations or interests might the dissent have? (e) Is there objective evidence to support the statements of either side?
    8. Think for yourself.
  • ike126ike126 Posts: 802 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have thick skin

  • CoinHoarderCoinHoarder Posts: 2,644 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 20, 2020 7:57PM

    '

  • panexpoguypanexpoguy Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Learn that some of the most prolific posters have the least to say. Other prolific posters have gold in every comment.

    Identify the axe grinders and ignore them as such.

  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 18, 2020 7:33AM

    Be leery of anyone named Insider1, Insider2, InsiderX, etc. You have an "ignore user" feature on your profile. Comes in handy.

    Barbarous Relic No More, LSCC -GoldSeek--shadow stats--SafeHaven--321gold
  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,863 ✭✭✭✭✭

    When I've had the opportunity to meet some of the folks who post here in person, they're always more complex, more interesting, and incredibly nice. Communicating in this forum format has severe limitations.

    Oh, and post nice coin photos.

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