Posted By:
rhys
First of all, WE ALREADY HAVE ADVERTISING. There is a Luckeycards.com link at the top of the site. I know it may not generate a ton of money for Leon, but it is still advertising. I am not saying this is bad and I dont have a problem AT ALL with this link up there. We also get all the Auction houses posting
MASTO AUCTION NOW OPEN FOR BIDDING etc. etc. etc. about 2-3 times per week from the Auction Houses directly with Leon's permission.
We also have a link section of the site which is FILLED with various advertisers.
Good or bad, we have already gone to an advertising site, just without anyone getting any direct financial gain.
Second Point is in regards to Jay's post. If you truly feel that the posts on this board are a reflection of who is the most knowledgable in the hobby, you are wrong. This forum is a small cross section of the hobby in some regards, but in other ways it is not. There SO MANY advanced dealers/collectors out there who do not post on this forum, or rarely post that have just as much and in many cases MORE knowledge than many of the experts listed. AS A WHOLE this forum is the smartest resource currently available in the hobby. Individually, there is not a single indespensible collector or dealer in this hobby, or even 4-5 that can not be replaced. There are knowledgable people who post on here, there were knowledgable people before them, and there will be knowledgable people after them. Labeling a few people that have various levels of hobby knowledge but post on the forum alot as the "Most Knowledgable People in the Hobby" is a mistake.
Rhys