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<p>[QUOTE="basx2, post: 182079, member: 6288"]These programs are mass marketers who are aimed at impulse buyers. It doesn't matter what they are promoting, whether it be coins, jewerly, excercise equipment, cooking utensils, etc. The "hosts" are commissioned sales people who are there to sell the product. The coins presented are not aimed at sophisticated collectors, more so they are directed to viewers who believe it to be a good investment, but lack the experience or knowledge of the true worth. It's the old adage: "it's worth what someone is willing to pay".</p><p> </p><p>It's really the same when buying a car. Few buyers truly know what the car is actually worth in relation to what they are paying. It's all predicated on the buyer's desire to own that car, the cost becomes secondary. The sales people are there to reinforce that desire and close the sale. </p><p> </p><p>By and large, the general public has a belief that coins are investments and the hosts are there to reinforce that concept. Unfortunately, its the norm in almost all forms of sales, be it real estate, coins, jewlery, or stocks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="basx2, post: 182079, member: 6288"]These programs are mass marketers who are aimed at impulse buyers. It doesn't matter what they are promoting, whether it be coins, jewerly, excercise equipment, cooking utensils, etc. The "hosts" are commissioned sales people who are there to sell the product. The coins presented are not aimed at sophisticated collectors, more so they are directed to viewers who believe it to be a good investment, but lack the experience or knowledge of the true worth. It's the old adage: "it's worth what someone is willing to pay". It's really the same when buying a car. Few buyers truly know what the car is actually worth in relation to what they are paying. It's all predicated on the buyer's desire to own that car, the cost becomes secondary. The sales people are there to reinforce that desire and close the sale. By and large, the general public has a belief that coins are investments and the hosts are there to reinforce that concept. Unfortunately, its the norm in almost all forms of sales, be it real estate, coins, jewlery, or stocks.[/QUOTE]
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