I get the feeling that this ^ is where the skillsets of the auction houses really shine. My tendency is to bid on the coin in the picture and then...
I'm glad somebody has been buying coins lately, because it sure hasn't been me! The recent hyper-price inflation has left me coinless and depressed :(
That's the nice thing about horses, they drive themselves. One of the arguments in support of horses during the advent of automobiles was that...
There is a range of grades for each emperor, which of course tend to show an upward trend with grade. However, the better way to think about this...
I actually derive a lot of enjoyment out of information accumulation, documentation, and analyses with respect to my collections. I log sales for...
I only buy NGC slabbed ancients, which I know isn't an absolute guarantee of authenticity. But one of the benefits is that my level of confidence...
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My thoughts exactly. Although, it has been really tough to repeatedly come away from auctions empty handed over the last year. I just keep saving...
Given the fact that auction houses make money by providing a public facing sale platform, and then skimming money off of the sale prices of other...
Sure would be nice if collectors bought and sold coins directly with collectors more often. Having to continuously line the pockets of middle-men...
The * also makes a big difference. I've catalogued tons of Heritage sales for emperors, types, grades, etc. And when plotting up the top end...
Discord is free to download and use, you just have to create an account. Other than that, you of course require a microphone and speaker. The most...
Ah nice, looks like you guys beat me to the punch, which is exactly what I was trying to figure out. I was going to mention Discord, as that is...
Hah! Reminds me about a time back when I was collecting antique frog-shaped fishing lures. I was just getting started with my collection and a...
I seem to have a propensity for, inadvertently, breaking a forum rule every once in a while. I had the foresight to imagine that this subject...
Of course no ill will, just a discussion ;). I actually enjoy debating....well....just about anything really. I probably tend to express rather...
You got me there! But I'm gonna hide behind the explanation that autocorrect did that to me! (I write my posts in Word) :oops: I'm also...
I do not think that making $100 on a $1000 coin is unreasonable. However, based on the "Service provided is the effort in selling" argument, where...
And, as a person that get's hung-up about ending sentences with prepositions when writing, I'd like to acknowledge JayAG47 for the extra effort in...
I get what you are saying, and I agree to some extent. But, in the example that I gave, the dealer isn't charging for "Ebay listing, packaging,...
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