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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 3580956, member: 13650"]It sounds like you should be doing a lot more reading and less bidding. Many serious collectors including some on here, myself included, enjoy reading and learning about coins equally if not more so than buying/owning them. </p><p><br /></p><p> When you first get into this hobby I think some people have an itch to scratch and they jump in and start buying on ebay to try to gain some type of imagined street cred on the forums. And maybe to feel "whole" inside like desperation to accomplish something.</p><p> If you're gonna be serious it takes time to narrow down what you like and what you want to collect. There's no rules on how you collect or when. I haven't bought a coin in three months but I'm overly satisfied with what I've acquired so far this year. No regrets.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 3580956, member: 13650"]It sounds like you should be doing a lot more reading and less bidding. Many serious collectors including some on here, myself included, enjoy reading and learning about coins equally if not more so than buying/owning them. When you first get into this hobby I think some people have an itch to scratch and they jump in and start buying on ebay to try to gain some type of imagined street cred on the forums. And maybe to feel "whole" inside like desperation to accomplish something. If you're gonna be serious it takes time to narrow down what you like and what you want to collect. There's no rules on how you collect or when. I haven't bought a coin in three months but I'm overly satisfied with what I've acquired so far this year. No regrets.[/QUOTE]
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