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<p>[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 3716667, member: 76965"]@Savarog there are multiple factors why you didn't have a good success rate. Firstly, the coins being offered were rather scarce and only occasionally come up at auctions. Those who didn't want to lose out probably put in higher bids than they actually wanted to pay simply because they didn't know when the next opportunity to purchase a similar coin would arise.</p><p><br /></p><p>Secondly, GC did a good job of promoting their ancients this time and their clients had already started frothing at the mouth before the buzzer went off. I was following about 15-20 coins but as the bidding progressed, I dropped most of them even though I had previously bid on them.....didn't even want to watch what they sold for<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thirdly, the ancients market has been relatively quite for 18-24 months but has really picked up during recent 4-6 months. Playing catch up I suppose!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, and the most important one.....you stalked me at Roma and HA in the past.....now I'm the stalker and have turned the tables on you my friend <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hope you have better luck in future[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="1934 Wreath Crown, post: 3716667, member: 76965"]@Savarog there are multiple factors why you didn't have a good success rate. Firstly, the coins being offered were rather scarce and only occasionally come up at auctions. Those who didn't want to lose out probably put in higher bids than they actually wanted to pay simply because they didn't know when the next opportunity to purchase a similar coin would arise. Secondly, GC did a good job of promoting their ancients this time and their clients had already started frothing at the mouth before the buzzer went off. I was following about 15-20 coins but as the bidding progressed, I dropped most of them even though I had previously bid on them.....didn't even want to watch what they sold for:p. Thirdly, the ancients market has been relatively quite for 18-24 months but has really picked up during recent 4-6 months. Playing catch up I suppose!!! Finally, and the most important one.....you stalked me at Roma and HA in the past.....now I'm the stalker and have turned the tables on you my friend :D:D:D Hope you have better luck in future[/QUOTE]
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