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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 7662666, member: 84744&quot;]Aww... thanks for the kind words, guys! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie80" alt=":shame:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; AMCC has definitely been a labour of love for me, but [USER=83845]@Curtisimo[/USER] is right, it has also taken away from other kinds of coin time, including CoinTalk time.&nbsp; I do really enjoy running the auctions, though, and I like to think I&#039;m providing a valuable service to CT members.&nbsp; (Surely more valuable than the posts the work has displaced, at any rate!)&nbsp; Plus I&#039;ve learned a lot from handling such a variety of coins that I wouldn&#039;t have had a chance to otherwise.&nbsp; Considering just these tradeoffs, things could actually work out in AMCC&#039;s favour!</p><p><br /></p><p>Except for one thing: the number of hours in a day.&nbsp; What prevents me from continuing with regular auctions is really just the sheer amount of time involved.&nbsp; ID&#039;ing, writing up (properly), and photographing 500+ coins plus the extra work involved in systematically organizing them, dealing with the biddr system, acquiring consignments, communicating with consignors &amp; buyers, and mailing, is pretty massive.&nbsp; My life is simply too packed with other things for me to take the auctions on as a regular thing, even only once a year.&nbsp; (My wife used to be able to help out more, but now she has her own small business to look after.)&nbsp; In addition, this problem has caused unavoidable delays, which have made my consignors have to wait far too long... which is unacceptable to me.&nbsp; When I started this thing, I didn&#039;t truly appreciate the time (and energy) it would take.&nbsp; Rose-coloured glasses and all that.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I can figure out a way to resume, I will.&nbsp; (Maybe Amazon will start carrying extra hours to add to your day, or something!)&nbsp; Meanwhile I&#039;d better get back to work on the photography I have to do today! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Once the auction&#039;s all wrapped up I have no doubt I&#039;ll be spending more time on CT. You may regret encouraging me! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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