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<p>[QUOTE="snaz, post: 894296, member: 11315"]So I've been thinking a bit about my new approach to collecting. It has changed quite a bit since I first started.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I first started I remember just adding on to what I inherited from my Grandpa, trying to finish his sets for him after he passed. So that involved a lot of grading, alot of pricing out, and bartering for prices. Searching for individual dates.</p><p>I finished those sets and moved on to the large cents. It was a set that My grandfather had not started so it was my first, FRESH, set of my own. </p><p>It started like the first section of my collecting years, date by date, upgrade by upgrade. Once I finished the set I realized I wanted more. So I just staretd buying more, and not really replacing any, they just sat next to the original coin in the binder. </p><p>Eventually it got to the point where I didn't sell any, and I stopped buying coins in specific grades. Now I could care less if one of my coins has a hole in it and is cleaned, or if it's XF and problem free. I just want more.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I often find myself messaging ebay members selling in bulk and just buying them out, if I can afford it of course, <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So I'm curious how many others are like this, how many of you just buy with no end, just to have more? </p><p>I would rather buy 30 for 45 dollars, then buy one high grade for 45 dollars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="snaz, post: 894296, member: 11315"]So I've been thinking a bit about my new approach to collecting. It has changed quite a bit since I first started. When I first started I remember just adding on to what I inherited from my Grandpa, trying to finish his sets for him after he passed. So that involved a lot of grading, alot of pricing out, and bartering for prices. Searching for individual dates. I finished those sets and moved on to the large cents. It was a set that My grandfather had not started so it was my first, FRESH, set of my own. It started like the first section of my collecting years, date by date, upgrade by upgrade. Once I finished the set I realized I wanted more. So I just staretd buying more, and not really replacing any, they just sat next to the original coin in the binder. Eventually it got to the point where I didn't sell any, and I stopped buying coins in specific grades. Now I could care less if one of my coins has a hole in it and is cleaned, or if it's XF and problem free. I just want more. So I often find myself messaging ebay members selling in bulk and just buying them out, if I can afford it of course, :p So I'm curious how many others are like this, how many of you just buy with no end, just to have more? I would rather buy 30 for 45 dollars, then buy one high grade for 45 dollars.[/QUOTE]
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