Ron,
You are an excellent and intelligent writer and speaker as well as being a good 'politician'. Not every body in the collectors society understands what is going on in the background, and sadly some of these new collectors are becoming victims caused by the unethical acts and arrogance of a few. Some of these fools decide to make alliances to boost their recognition without realizing the stupidity of their mistakes. If they think that they can attack/condemn any item in my collection without any apparent reason, justification or strong proof, they better prepare for a storm. Those peasants have had their chance over the years to issue an apology to me, which would have made everything afterwards cool and friendly, but instead they decide to ignore their mistake which is fine with me. Any time I am wrong, I shall give an apology without it affecting my reputation. Collectors who know me well enjoy my friendship and I consider myself a pleasant gentleman. Using hard work and endless hours on the telephone since 25+ years, I have been able to build a modest collection without being rich, and I did not use titles, brains or 'flash/animation' to become an expert in the field.
I shall answer later the rest of your remarks. As far as I am concerned, we collectors are all the same and I do not need any titles such as 'Moderator', 'Patron' 'Life Time Member' etc to share my knowledge and enjoyment with other fellow collectors who may value or appreciate my input.
Respectively,
Albert
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