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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinGal07, post: 326833, member: 8843&quot;]How many people on this forum ever wonder if they are paying &#039;fair / reasonable&#039; prices for the rest of the things we buy (yes, some of us buy things &#039;other&#039; than coins now and then)? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just wonder because of course the experienced collectors here certainly know a fair market range for coins &amp; currency.&nbsp; And we all know that most of the time ANY coins you see advertised on TV or in Magazines are going to be very overpriced.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But what about other commodities? Do you ever watch those infomercials for Product X and think &quot;gee, that sounds like a great deal... where&#039;s my credit card&#039;?&nbsp; Meanwhile, the Product X dealers are laughing all the way to the bank on the profit they&#039;ve made.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I guess my point is ... sometimes some newbies are raked for paying too much for Littleton or Franklin Mint or HSN coins before they come here and get a lesson.&nbsp;&nbsp; But are there other forums for other things so that we can all walk away with confidence? (like ... a complete set of top 60 hit records for $$ or a full set of rare books for $$ or the sliceomatic / clapper / snapper/ ... etc?)&nbsp; Get the point?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, &#039;we&#039; are shocked at the prices those people sunk into their Littleton coin collections.&nbsp; We feel bad at the loss they take when trying to sell their hobby to a dealer expecting a huge profit only to find out the opposite.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But what about the rest of life? Where are those forums? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m aware this is a rambling email with little direction .. in fact.. I&#039;m not sure what I&#039;m trying to ask or say here but I&#039;ve already typed this much so I&#039;m not going to delete.&nbsp; Thanks for reading.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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