Interesting thought. About six months ago someone contacted me about an item I have a good set of knowledge about. I took some good time and sent a very detailed explanation of what it was and why it was an especially nice (and fairly scarce) item. I received no thanks, no reply - nothing. I was amused to see my very nice writeup used verbatim in his eBay auction a week later (and he did very well with it!) I am guessing similar things have happened to many on this board. That being said, I think I would still opt to share what I know, as sometimes people are very appreciative, and I have run into more than my share of people in the last 40 years who have been more than generous with their knowledge.
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