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<p>[QUOTE="Steamandlight, post: 2458272, member: 56876"]*rolls eyes* called the local PD and asked. They have not had any coins reported stolen lately. Happy? Or do you think I should contact the FBI and provide a detailed list and photos, so they can check all reports in the USA against my itemized list?</p><p><br /></p><p>Geez. The person who sold me the coins lives in a big, nice house, has a collection of his own worth multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars (in my admittedly amateur opinion), and was laid-back, open and friendly. They looked to be in their 40s or so, and dressed well. Should I ask them for their fingerprints so I can run them, or a urine sample to test for drugs? Their SSN so I can run a detailed background and credit check on them?</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people on this list are just ridiculous. Or jealous.</p><p><br /></p><p>This kind of thing happens, people! In my town, there is a free, non-profit bookstore, which runs on donations - they give all the books away for free. And people will just dump inherited collections there, including some insanely expensive books, rather than bother selling them. The owner keeps the place running by selling off the expensive stuff. People donate or throw away retro game collections all the time - I've seen thousands of dollars worth of video games dropped in the donation box at goodwill. I've seen people throw away comic collections of their kids who go to college - without caring what value they may have. I, myself, had inherited a stamp collection at one point that I simply gave to someone who wanted to start collecting. It had several stamps worth $50-$100 each in it. While CRH at banks, I've heard a TON of tales of people turning in large lots of old coins and bills for new money from tellers. One old lady wanted to know if the old money was "expired"... lol. And the tellers usually tell them the stuff is worth something, and almost never do the people care enough to go to a coin shop or sell the stuff. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the thing - all this stuff, the things people collect, are worth a lot to the people who collect them, but the sad truth is, unless you ARE a collector, to most other people it's just a silly hobby, a waste of time and space, worthless. You, as a collector, have a very different perspective than most people. You should realize that. My own boyfriend, if I died, would probably turn in MY coin collection at the bank for face value, and would probably throw away or donate my other collections. I talk about my collections a decent amount with him, telling him how much this or that item is worth, and he DOES NOT CARE. And that is, to be honest, the mindset of the vast majority of people out there. If it's not their thing, it has no value for them, even if they are told about the intrinsic value of an item.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just came on here to share my joy in my find, with like-minded individuals who share my passion for coins, not to start a whole big thing, and I am shocked to see so many people coming out of the woodwork, aggressive and upset that I had a good find. Unless someone has a question or comment about the actual coins themselves, something relevant, I am done here in this thread. I do not need negativity in my life - not from unknown faceless strangers online. I have enough to deal with in real life, without this nonsense from something that I am supposed to be enjoying, and supposed to find relaxing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Steamandlight, post: 2458272, member: 56876"]*rolls eyes* called the local PD and asked. They have not had any coins reported stolen lately. Happy? Or do you think I should contact the FBI and provide a detailed list and photos, so they can check all reports in the USA against my itemized list? Geez. The person who sold me the coins lives in a big, nice house, has a collection of his own worth multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars (in my admittedly amateur opinion), and was laid-back, open and friendly. They looked to be in their 40s or so, and dressed well. Should I ask them for their fingerprints so I can run them, or a urine sample to test for drugs? Their SSN so I can run a detailed background and credit check on them? Some people on this list are just ridiculous. Or jealous. This kind of thing happens, people! In my town, there is a free, non-profit bookstore, which runs on donations - they give all the books away for free. And people will just dump inherited collections there, including some insanely expensive books, rather than bother selling them. The owner keeps the place running by selling off the expensive stuff. People donate or throw away retro game collections all the time - I've seen thousands of dollars worth of video games dropped in the donation box at goodwill. I've seen people throw away comic collections of their kids who go to college - without caring what value they may have. I, myself, had inherited a stamp collection at one point that I simply gave to someone who wanted to start collecting. It had several stamps worth $50-$100 each in it. While CRH at banks, I've heard a TON of tales of people turning in large lots of old coins and bills for new money from tellers. One old lady wanted to know if the old money was "expired"... lol. And the tellers usually tell them the stuff is worth something, and almost never do the people care enough to go to a coin shop or sell the stuff. Here's the thing - all this stuff, the things people collect, are worth a lot to the people who collect them, but the sad truth is, unless you ARE a collector, to most other people it's just a silly hobby, a waste of time and space, worthless. You, as a collector, have a very different perspective than most people. You should realize that. My own boyfriend, if I died, would probably turn in MY coin collection at the bank for face value, and would probably throw away or donate my other collections. I talk about my collections a decent amount with him, telling him how much this or that item is worth, and he DOES NOT CARE. And that is, to be honest, the mindset of the vast majority of people out there. If it's not their thing, it has no value for them, even if they are told about the intrinsic value of an item. I just came on here to share my joy in my find, with like-minded individuals who share my passion for coins, not to start a whole big thing, and I am shocked to see so many people coming out of the woodwork, aggressive and upset that I had a good find. Unless someone has a question or comment about the actual coins themselves, something relevant, I am done here in this thread. I do not need negativity in my life - not from unknown faceless strangers online. I have enough to deal with in real life, without this nonsense from something that I am supposed to be enjoying, and supposed to find relaxing.[/QUOTE]
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