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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cubenewb, post: 1047669, member: 25644&quot;]I hardly think &quot;bad buy&quot; is the correct way to word it. Sure, I paid a premium, but it&#039;s not like if it went up higher and I sold it I wouldn&#039;t be passing that premium onto my buyers. eBay is a perfect example; silver may be 28.00 an ounce buy people are paying 35+ for it. Sure there are eBay fees, but I bet if I was to sell RIGHT NOW I&#039;d only lose somewhere between 25-60 dollars (I might even make a small profit due to the price being higher now than when I bought it). I went into this full-well knowing there was a risk, and to be completely honest, I feel more comfortable with 20 ounces of ASE than I do with 650 cash. Judging by the length of your response I doubt you meant to be so blunt; you are definitely right in your contention that this is going to be a learning experience!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve got a little stash reserved for that already; I was a bigtime penny-searcher from about Nov 09 to May of 10 and I plucked out around ~450 wheats (nothing too special amongst them but cool all the same). I&#039;m going to be getting into halves pretty soon, I think my efforts will be better rewarded in that realm of cherry picking.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>I think you&#039;re definitely right, although I don&#039;t think I&#039;d ever sell back to a dealer when it seems non-commercial buyers pay great prices themselves. But yes, this purchase was made perhaps too hastily, I probably should have shopped around a bit more, but I&#039;m perfectly content with my actions and believe that the purchase, overall, was productive.</p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; </p><p>I was lucky enough to win 1st place in the ANA Lit. Awards for my division this past summer, and part of the prize was a 500.00 numismatic book voucher. Needless to say I&#039;ve got the red book (my oldest one is from 2007, so I&#039;ve been working with that publication for a couple years now), as well as tons of really great numismatic resources like the cherry-picker&#039;s guides, some fairly specific works on Morgans and other varieties, and a rather imposing &quot;Encyclopedia of Paper Money&quot; (currently using to &#039;crisp-ify&#039; some fairly badly beaten bills in my collection, LOL). Your one of many who recommend searching halves; I&#039;m looking into this currently <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for all the advice guys.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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