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New Member
United States
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I actually just rejoined. I forgot my username and password from before. Been away from collecting for awhile. Probably 3 years. Just now getting back into it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great! A constant flow of new members are essential for the health of any forum. Also the newer folks are a lot more enthusiastic then some of us that have been around for a long time and have seen and discussed everything before several times over. I know that I am running out of material to talk about relating to coins and have greatly slow down my acquisitions. Still love the hobby but not as gung ho as I one was.
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I think a good number of "new members" are one-and-done members. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I actually just rejoined. I forgot my username and password from before. Been away from collecting for awhile. Probably 3 years. Just now getting back into it. Donja just hate when that happens? Welcome, backaroo! |
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I think a good number of "new members" are one-and-done members I am a mod for a vehicle forum, and if I had the power, I would auto-close / auto-ban new accounts that didn't post within 2 weeks. Because of submarine spammers that log into the account months later, which bypasses a lot of spam detection rules ("Oh long term account, probably all good!") |
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United States
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Because of submarine spammers that log into the account months later, which bypasses a lot of spam detection rules ("Oh long term account, probably all good!") Rest assured, we are way ahead of them here.  |
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Valued Member
United States
182 Posts |
As a new member, I can confirm it has to do with finding the hobby during COVID quarantine. It's a really nice mental distraction from all the mess in the world, and old coins kind of bring me back in history and out of the current age. Also started to get into precious metals toward the end of last year, good timing on my part apparently.
I've been stuck in my house now the past couple days due to wildfire smoke (I live near the fires in Oregon), so once again I'm kind of just focused on coins and browsing the forum gleaning knowledge.
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United States
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silverstash119, Congrats on 50 post  ,contest time? Stay safe, John1 |
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Also started to get into precious metals toward the end of last year, good timing on my part apparently. Yes, I would say so! Quote:
I've been stuck in my house now the past couple days due to wildfire smoke (I live near the fires in Oregon @silverstash, we are just back from some travels to your beautiful state. Enjoyed passing through the desolate Malheur River region, then Crater Lake and Rogue River chasm. So sad to hear about the devastation  Stay safe |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks tdziemia, it is a beautiful state. I've only lived here for about 3 years, spent most of my life in Colorado. I'm still exploring and seeing what the state has to offer. I have been to crater lake; beautiful location.
John1 - I'll have to see what's appropriate for a 50 post contest!
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Valued Member
United States
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I've been a quiet member since 2016, can't get rid of that dang new member badge to save my soul. Every post I write I get "welcomed" to the group hahaha and I've been readin ya'alls coin life posts for YEARS!!
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Valued Member
Australia
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ericalynn13 - WELCOME!
xoxoxo
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United States
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...can't get rid of that dang new member badge to save my soul. Just a few more posts and it will go poof.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I think several factors play into new memberships:
1. Covid: I gotta do something from home if I had nothing else to do.
2. Price of metals went up and folks started looking at pocket change etc for fun and in some cases needing money from old coins saved up
3. Folks inheriting a few coins to whole collections that they remember those coins from their childhood but really knew nothing about them.
4. The internet has made learning so much faster and less intrusive than going to shows etc.
5. Many more options for selling vs going down to the local Pawn or LCS.
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New Member
United States
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Long time lurker, new member, old collector. Joining due to the number of nefarious sellers I am seeing on ebay where I purchase a lot. The fakes are getting harder and harder to discern from real coins. Hope that by looking through all of the professional members posts here I can learn how to keep up with and pass by the fake crap. |
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