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<p>[QUOTE="pprp, post: 4517504, member: 94602"]Thanks for opening a communication channel to the community, I believe everyone here appreciates it.</p><p><br /></p><p>On many occasions I got coins from CNG that were sold well below or close to the estimate. I am collecting animals on Greek silver and I rarely get obsessed about getting a specific example with only 2 exceptions so far for which I was prepared to outbid any competition because most probably no other examples would be available during my lifetime.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I win something with a low bid, I am actually not happy. On one hand I am skeptical if the coin was a mistake with hidden or visible defects that I don't see. It's also not nice to feel like a garbage collector of unwanted coins. On the other hand I feel sorry for the consignors who suffered losses over the sale and I don't want their bad energy and curses getting directed to be.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am also quite concerned about finding myself in the same situation should I decide to sell or consign. For this reason I have never sold even 1 coin of my collection. But I am not immortal so the perspective of my inheritors getting a bad deal is greatly limiting my purchases.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMHO the sellers fees should be set to a minimum to encourage people to recycle and renew their collections. This is rarely the case. I think it's more important than debating the accuracy of the estimates.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pprp, post: 4517504, member: 94602"]Thanks for opening a communication channel to the community, I believe everyone here appreciates it. On many occasions I got coins from CNG that were sold well below or close to the estimate. I am collecting animals on Greek silver and I rarely get obsessed about getting a specific example with only 2 exceptions so far for which I was prepared to outbid any competition because most probably no other examples would be available during my lifetime. When I win something with a low bid, I am actually not happy. On one hand I am skeptical if the coin was a mistake with hidden or visible defects that I don't see. It's also not nice to feel like a garbage collector of unwanted coins. On the other hand I feel sorry for the consignors who suffered losses over the sale and I don't want their bad energy and curses getting directed to be. I am also quite concerned about finding myself in the same situation should I decide to sell or consign. For this reason I have never sold even 1 coin of my collection. But I am not immortal so the perspective of my inheritors getting a bad deal is greatly limiting my purchases. IMHO the sellers fees should be set to a minimum to encourage people to recycle and renew their collections. This is rarely the case. I think it's more important than debating the accuracy of the estimates.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
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