I thought this might make for an interesting poll. I figure this could vary widely from collector to collector depending on their habits. One person may meticulously look at one coin/day; whereas, a CRH may look at 10k. I'm not making zero an option considering this is a coin forum. Just a ballpark estimate- no need to do any calculations .
Me too. I thought about allowing 2 votes, but I figured the results would need to be public for the numbers to mean anything in that case. Then I started adding all sorts of caveats. So, I decided to keep it as simple as possible. Maybe I should better define "unique" since it can be interpreted differently. I'll define it as "an individual coin, which has been examined on all sides for quality and defects, that is not known to the average person as one examined previously". Example: If one common anomaly-less Morgan = another common anomaly-less Morgan, there would be no way to really differentiate the two from two separate periods of time. So, I'm just saying, unique to the viewers perspective I guess. Why didn't I use a different word? ;l
Just the way you did it is great. Makes me stop and think how much time I have devoted to this and hope it is because I am just starting. Not that I don't enjoy it but I have another life also..LOL
Unique ADJECTIVE being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else: Keeping this definition in mind................none! You didn't include this option on your poll. Chris
Forgot to put your shield up, huh Pat. In some reality all coins are unique, just as much as all poeple are the same. Interesting poll, I must say. Made me stop and think a bit. Thanks!
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Online or in person? The latter varies considerably but averages probably around one per day for 95% of the time but then once or so a month I will look through hundreds of junk coins to see if I come up with anything interesting. So on average, maybe 10. But the medium number is less than two. Online, again it varies considerably but I maybe put 20 coins a day into watch lists. The goal is often to see what they sell for even though I know I will not make a bid. I put, perhaps, 5 a day into watch list that I think I may bid on but end up winning much fewer than 5% of those.
I was thinking both... well, as long as they are examined and not just counted. I don't think I would include the coins I pick up in change and quickly check the date. I would include in the count the same coin once I pull it out of my jar to examine more thoroughly. I also add many coins I have no intention of purchasing to my watch list. I came across an Ebay seller recently asking people (in item description) not to add lots to watch lists unless they were interested because "some buyers shy away when they see multiple watchers..." Is there any evidence of this? I was thinking it might screw up the interest level in the lot (perceived by the seller) and then the seller ends up overbidding it themselves. I dunno.. but it didn't sound like a very grounded theory to me.
I usually have a daily routine, which heavily involves eBay. One full page of search results for a given coin with the max listings shown is 200. I go through quite a few of those...
That is just plain stupid. How can you monitor the market if you don't watch to see what coins sell for?
Couldn't care less what they sell for unless they sell to me. What someone else pays for a coin at any particular point in time is irrelevant to the amount I'm willing to spend to enjoy something at another point in time. (For that matter, what I'M willing to pay for something at one time is irrelevant to what I'll pay some other time.)
A lot of times, with homogeneous or unique coins, I try not to watch the listing to not draw attention. If I want to buy a coin, then I simply open a new tab with the auction up. When the computer shuts down, it's there again the next day since the last session is saved.
It is an interesting theory. While it may seem that many watchers is a good thing, it might not always be the case. A lot of potential bidders may see the large amount of watchers and decide not to bid, thinking that there will be too much competition. Another perception may be why are there so many watchers but no buyers. Sometimes the items with the most watchers tend to be overpriced and are being watched to see if anyone will finally buy it. In my opinion, the more watchers, the better. One just never knows when some watcher will become a buyer, and I wouldn't want to miss that opportunity.
