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<p>[QUOTE="rick, post: 62248, member: 1235"]This is a difficult question. If value were not considered, I would have to re-evaluate my budget - but I would still collect, in some fashion or another.</p><p> </p><p>The way I generally figure it is that if I can sell my coins at break even - I'm more than satisfied, because I can use that money to make other purchases in my hobby. But if the resale goes down, I figure the value in my enjoyment of owning them is worth something - I pay 8 bucks a ticket for a movie, and I can't resale that... but I still see movies - same logic applies.</p><p> </p><p>If I sell to another collector, I don't really want to make a profit - again, I just want to break even. If they are a collector, I want them to be able to enjoy it like I have. If I sell to a dealer, and I manage to make a profit, I guess that's ok. They are, more than likely, looking for inventory that will make them money - so whatever they pay me, they have, if they are any good at their profession, already factored in a profit margin for themselves.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rick, post: 62248, member: 1235"]This is a difficult question. If value were not considered, I would have to re-evaluate my budget - but I would still collect, in some fashion or another. The way I generally figure it is that if I can sell my coins at break even - I'm more than satisfied, because I can use that money to make other purchases in my hobby. But if the resale goes down, I figure the value in my enjoyment of owning them is worth something - I pay 8 bucks a ticket for a movie, and I can't resale that... but I still see movies - same logic applies. If I sell to another collector, I don't really want to make a profit - again, I just want to break even. If they are a collector, I want them to be able to enjoy it like I have. If I sell to a dealer, and I manage to make a profit, I guess that's ok. They are, more than likely, looking for inventory that will make them money - so whatever they pay me, they have, if they are any good at their profession, already factored in a profit margin for themselves.[/QUOTE]
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