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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1163, member: 57463&quot;]<b>vicarious pleasures</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I do not exactly &quot;collect&quot; ancients, though I have a few, mostly Classical and Archaic Greek.&nbsp; I read a lot and I write some.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I do buy on occasion, if I am working on an article or doing other research.&nbsp; At some level, books fail to deliver the physical reality of the materials.&nbsp; (For that matter, I read about flying, but being in the cockpit is better.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess my question is: How long have you been doing this?&nbsp; Most dealers of ancients start out as collectors.&nbsp; Most coin dealers do, actually, but soon leave collecting behind when they turn professional.&nbsp; You find a lot of &quot;vest pocket&quot; dealers.&nbsp; The Celator has ads for over 100 dealers, but only 2000 subscribers.&nbsp; So, it is a pretty tough market to be in.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay is OK for some people.&nbsp; I do not use it myself.&nbsp; I like meeting people.&nbsp; I save my money for coin shows.&nbsp; Even so, at the last ANA convention, I bought no coins and three books.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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