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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 3514960, member: 15199&quot;]Most people that are not 100% in the business and do not have to buy&nbsp; and sell continually to make a living, usually do worse over the long run, as even if their hoarded favorites, go up or go down , they won&#039;t sell them when their sell value changes. as they are sure it will recover. Things change. My set of US air mail Zepps , mint, xf centering, once close to $5000, now will be tough for 1500 . I have a collection of rare stones also, one I could not afford 10 years ago was grandidierite , not really pretty , but rare. Some suppliers had it close to 15,000 /carat cut. Today I bought one ( nearly 2 cts cut) for under $50. A new discovery in 3 different countries has flooded the supply. Stamps, gems, bullion, coins, etc. are always a risk if you have an internal interest yourself that hampers your buy/sell ability. Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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