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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 3458309, member: 15588"]I agree with overpriced, though for that amount the risk was very low. The coins are all common dates and the older ones are not in very good shape. Still, not a huge risk, but I think the seller made some money on this one, which is what sellers like to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I started I bought a lot of coins that looked pretty good to me at the time. As I started to know more and more about the hobby, I gradually realized how much I had overpaid for those coins and the joy they once gave me waned. I now try not to look at them and I can't sell them for anything near what I paid. Don't get duped by emotion into overpaying for <i>anything</i>. The joy will not last.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just a word of warning as you venture out into the coin buying wild, from someone who learned the hard way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 3458309, member: 15588"]I agree with overpriced, though for that amount the risk was very low. The coins are all common dates and the older ones are not in very good shape. Still, not a huge risk, but I think the seller made some money on this one, which is what sellers like to do. When I started I bought a lot of coins that looked pretty good to me at the time. As I started to know more and more about the hobby, I gradually realized how much I had overpaid for those coins and the joy they once gave me waned. I now try not to look at them and I can't sell them for anything near what I paid. Don't get duped by emotion into overpaying for [I]anything[/I]. The joy will not last. Just a word of warning as you venture out into the coin buying wild, from someone who learned the hard way.[/QUOTE]
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