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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2856358, member: 10461"]Thanks for the thought, but I already HAVE won stuff here. And received surprise gifts. [USER=77976]@Nathan401[/USER] just sent me a pretty stabbed coin out of the blue, after he won one of my modest giveaways. </p><p><br /></p><p>Don't put me in the [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] giveaway, because stuff I don't keep in my primary collections does end up getting sold or swapped. This doesn't mean I don't enjoy owning it (briefly), but some inexpensive items end up being rather short-term holds with me. I'm a collector but also a "flipper", so my coins tend to have a faster turnover than those of more traditional collectors. This makes gifts awkward, sometimes. If you give me something, must I keep it forevermore? If not, what is the minimum "polite" time for selling or swapping it away, without being tacky?</p><p><br /></p><p>I know this is an issue with others, which is why I do not attach any emotional guilt strings to my giveaways. If I give you something, it is yours to do with as you wish - <i>whenever</i> you wish.</p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, I am not criticizing [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] at all for putting a restriction or two on his giveaway(s) so that the coin(s) go to provide an educational opportunity for someone who will have 'em, hold 'em, and learn from 'em as he intends, rather than going right out and immediately selling the stuff.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2856358, member: 10461"]Thanks for the thought, but I already HAVE won stuff here. And received surprise gifts. [USER=77976]@Nathan401[/USER] just sent me a pretty stabbed coin out of the blue, after he won one of my modest giveaways. Don't put me in the [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] giveaway, because stuff I don't keep in my primary collections does end up getting sold or swapped. This doesn't mean I don't enjoy owning it (briefly), but some inexpensive items end up being rather short-term holds with me. I'm a collector but also a "flipper", so my coins tend to have a faster turnover than those of more traditional collectors. This makes gifts awkward, sometimes. If you give me something, must I keep it forevermore? If not, what is the minimum "polite" time for selling or swapping it away, without being tacky? I know this is an issue with others, which is why I do not attach any emotional guilt strings to my giveaways. If I give you something, it is yours to do with as you wish - [I]whenever[/I] you wish. That being said, I am not criticizing [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] at all for putting a restriction or two on his giveaway(s) so that the coin(s) go to provide an educational opportunity for someone who will have 'em, hold 'em, and learn from 'em as he intends, rather than going right out and immediately selling the stuff.[/QUOTE]
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