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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 666564, member: 15309&quot;]krispy,</p><p><br /></p><p>That doesn&#039;t surprise me one bit (except the surfing).&nbsp; I would say I was right on the money actually.&nbsp; Still, what he is about to do with his $2K in his twenties is much more responsible than what I did in my twenties.&nbsp; Bottle service at a club is expensive.&nbsp; So is the champagne room at the gentleman&#039;s club.&nbsp; I wasn&#039;t at all worried about how to make a profit, only how to spend it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that everyone has the best intentions with their advice, but really it is all a matter of perspective.&nbsp; I have friends that spend thousands of dollars on season tickets for the Philadelphia Eagles.&nbsp; I think watching NFL football live is a waste of money and would rather watch on TV.&nbsp; But they spend the money happily because they enjoy being at the game.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point is that I read threads on coin forums like this about the buyer asking if they got a good deal on a coin.&nbsp; When I visit the link, the coin cost $6.&nbsp; I mean come on, who cares.&nbsp; Most hobbies have no expectation of making money.&nbsp; You can make money with this hobby, but that should not be used to judge ones coin collecting prowess.&nbsp; I know I will lose money if and when I sell my coins, but I doubt there are many collectors that enjoy their coins as much as I do mine.&nbsp; And that is well worth the price IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I say let this young man find his own way.&nbsp; Maybe he will do well his first time, gain some confidence, and decide to learn the ins and outs of the coin business and become a knowledgeable collector/investor.&nbsp; However, the way you guys are beating him down, I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if he just said &#039;hell with this&quot;, left and never came back.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would be remiss if I didn&#039;t point out that he even prefaced the thread by asking everyone not to give the advice that he knew was sure to come.&nbsp; I think the point of his exercise was to get an idea of how we, as knowledgeable collectors, would spend $2K if we had it to spend.&nbsp; From the ideas, he was going to attempt to find a pattern for which to narrow his purchasing focus.&nbsp; Now I would have been fine if everyone would have said I don&#039;t feel like giving you the benefit of my knowledge for free, but then again, that is what Cointalk is all about.&nbsp; As for weeding out which members know there stuff and which don&#039;t, that is pretty easy to do with just a little site research.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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