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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coppermania, post: 1211209, member: 18304&quot;]Its all about being polite, easy going and having fun. It was easy for me in the beginning to get all caught up in &quot;buying coins&quot; and I&#039;m sure I broke a few rules listed in this post and got xissed off at others standing in MY way of all the coins. As my collection advanced so did my realization that I need to just slow down and enjoy the process realizing I wasn&#039;t likely to ever finish a set or owning all the coins on my wish list. Yes, when I go to the trouble to travel to a show I want to get busy and use my time well, but I know in the end I will come home with some winners and new info and I&#039;m now OK with missing a few as well. A face to face with a favorite dealer or two really makes online dealings a breeze the rest of the year. Then it is back home to image and registry work and waiting for the next major auction to load up, but I try to use the same mentality there. It is sort of a cycle I guess. Looking at coins in hand helps with buying on the internet and it seems that if you are into certain series of coins, they can actually be some of the same coins recycling the scene. Attending shows are a big part of the coin culture and limiting myself to just the internet is only half the picture. The anticipation of the next show is exciting because it makes for a few full days of coin emersion where the internet is just a footnote to a workday at best. At shows I imagine others to be just like me but in different places of the transition and instead of calling people out I try to be tolerant of other coin loving brethren. JMO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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