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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sylvester, post: 14796, member: 708&quot;]I don&#039;t shell out anything to have them graded, cos i don&#039;t have them graded.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe this is where i have trouble seeing eye to eye with alot of US collectors... i buy a coin cos i like it and then i chuck it in the coin cabinet and move onto tracking down the next one. (Alright maybe i don&#039;t really throw the coin but you get the drift).</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes i pay more than catalogue price and sometimes less... overall i usually shell out more cos in my line it&#039;s more about not &#039;is it good for the money or shall i wait for the next one&#039;, it&#039;s much more a case of &#039;the catalogue hasn&#039;t got a clue and is guessing cos it&#039;s not something they see alot of, and will i actually ever find another one of these anytime soon?&#039;. (usually i&#039;ve bought the coin on that premise and yes for the most part i still haven&#039;t seen another example turn up even 2 years down the line).</p><p><br /></p><p>For me it&#039;s not about making a profit, i couldn&#039;t give two hoots about making a profit, i&#039;m even happy to make a loss as long as i get the coin i want in the grade i want it in and i can afford the asking price. I collect for the fun of it and i appreciate the coins and the history behind them that is why i collect, not because i&#039;m interested in any material gain. I buy coins like i&#039;d buy a car... if it looks good and has eye appeal then that&#039;s fine in my book, but just don&#039;t expect to get much for it later.</p><p><br /></p><p>For me getting my money back is a bonus, getting a profit is even better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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