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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 8246581, member: 13307&quot;]I would think that increasing hammer prices for high-end quality pieces would help drive interest (by drawing attention to the hobby, assuming notices of the sales find a way through the constant barrage of stories vying for attention.)&nbsp; Sure, it will end up pricing people who can&#039;t afford to &quot;play with the big boys&quot; out of top-end items...but isn&#039;t that kinda always how it is?&nbsp; The hobby of kings?</p><p><br /></p><p>I would say something like &quot;rampant counterfeiting&quot; or &quot;elimination of physical money&quot; or even &quot;general loss of disposable income&quot; would be more of a threat.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to talk about price increases or price gouging being a detriment to regular hobbyists/collectors, look no further than the Mint.&nbsp; I can see paying premium prices for actual premium pieces (competition for an established commodity) but paying premium prices for a regularly manufactured rarity?&nbsp; At that point you&#039;re alienating your baseline group of collectors in favor of flippers and places like Littleton/HSN. JMHO, for what it&#039;s worth.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Fair disclosure</i>: I purchased the max of the 2021 Peace Dollars because my intention was to keep ONE for my collection and try to sell the rest off at a reasonable price to make mine as cheap as possible.&nbsp; So, technically, I was a flipper for that item.&nbsp; I made no attempt to purchase any of the 2022 Morgans because I just don&#039;t want/need one for myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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