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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2460480, member: 24314"]At the moment, I have sneaked away from the pool (If I no longer appear on CT you'll know that Bigmoney killed me for getting the rug wet) to look for new posts and found this: </p><p> </p><p>[USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER] said: " I struggle to part with any coin I own. That's why I like to trade coins. They go to someone else who needs it and it gets replaced with something I need. I don't have to stress about all the terrible purchases I've made over the years and instead get to be happy with a new coin I didn't have." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Someone once said about advice: "Wise men don't need it and fools don't heed it." I'll add to that: "Bigger fools give it!" so delete this after you read it...<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>I struggle to part with any coin I own. <span style="color: #b300b3">Don't we all? </span>That's why I like to trade coins. They go to someone else who needs it and it gets replaced with something I need. <span style="color: #b300b3">That's a great way to build a collection. </span>I don't have to stress about all the terrible purchases I've made <span style="color: #b300b3">(probably we've all made) </span>over the years and instead get to be happy with a new coin I didn't have <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <span style="color: #b300b3">So why not scratch that itch. I cannot tell another collector what to buy; however, it is best to pass on coins with any problems and save money for something nice. Most of us buy a coin, then trade up, then trade up until we finally get something really nice. Doing this common stunt makes everyone rich except ourselves. I learned to try a different approach while waiting for that nice coin. As long as the money stayed in my pocket, I could buy ANYTHING in that price range ANY TIME I WISHED. As I added more money to my unspent stash, the number of coins I could buy increased. It was fun to go to a show looking for the coin I really wanted while in my mind knowing - I can buy that, I can buy that, that one too, etc.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2460480, member: 24314"]At the moment, I have sneaked away from the pool (If I no longer appear on CT you'll know that Bigmoney killed me for getting the rug wet) to look for new posts and found this: [USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER] said: " I struggle to part with any coin I own. That's why I like to trade coins. They go to someone else who needs it and it gets replaced with something I need. I don't have to stress about all the terrible purchases I've made over the years and instead get to be happy with a new coin I didn't have." :) Someone once said about advice: "Wise men don't need it and fools don't heed it." I'll add to that: "Bigger fools give it!" so delete this after you read it...:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious: I struggle to part with any coin I own. [COLOR=#b300b3]Don't we all? [/COLOR]That's why I like to trade coins. They go to someone else who needs it and it gets replaced with something I need. [COLOR=#b300b3]That's a great way to build a collection. [/COLOR]I don't have to stress about all the terrible purchases I've made [COLOR=#b300b3](probably we've all made) [/COLOR]over the years and instead get to be happy with a new coin I didn't have :) [COLOR=#b300b3]So why not scratch that itch. I cannot tell another collector what to buy; however, it is best to pass on coins with any problems and save money for something nice. Most of us buy a coin, then trade up, then trade up until we finally get something really nice. Doing this common stunt makes everyone rich except ourselves. I learned to try a different approach while waiting for that nice coin. As long as the money stayed in my pocket, I could buy ANYTHING in that price range ANY TIME I WISHED. As I added more money to my unspent stash, the number of coins I could buy increased. It was fun to go to a show looking for the coin I really wanted while in my mind knowing - I can buy that, I can buy that, that one too, etc.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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