Has the price of gas affected your coin collecting?

I know I figure in the amount of money in gas I'll spend before looking for a coin I want at the coin shop that is a good 30 miles into the suburbs. If I can get it cheaper through ebay after the cost of delivery, I won't bother to drive the distance just to have what I want sooner.

Anyone else noticed the impact of gas prices affecting where you're willing to go to find coins? Of course just having less money after filling the tank is always a reason to spend less on coins.

:vanish: Lousy gas prices...

 

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"Anyone else noticed the impact of gas prices affecting where you're willing to go to find coins?"

Short answer: Yes.

 

yes, I probably will not travel the hour that I would have a few years ago to go to a show. I cut back on the distance driving last year.

 

I'm considering giving up eating to feed my coin habit. Nuff said?

 

No it hasn't. I just do less driving.

 

Yes, it's called awful shipping prices. How many times has shipping been risen over the past 4 years!

 

No problem with a Prius!

 

Nope, I just pulled out my good ol' bicycle.

 

It hasn't affected my buying yet, but I wonder if inflation remains a problem (food prices are also up 7% this year) if individuals having less disposable income will hurt coin values.

 

Not really, I found that I only go once a week now but spend a little more on coins, I figure I'm broke now, what the heck go for it! :whistle:

 

Yes I have, but if the gas prices keep going up, some people might have to start selling some or all of their collections at yard sales- maybe for just over face.

I fill up every couple of days, usually when the gauge reads ¾, I figure this way it will cost me the same wether it's little fill-ups or one huge one, fortunatly I've kept this practice since gas went over $2.00 so I have yet to experience the 60 or 70 dollar fill up, besides I think you get better mileage from the top ½ your tank anyway. :smile

John

 

Historically speaking, the price of gasoline is not that high when you take inflation in account. Regular gas was 33 cents a gallon when I worked at a gas station when I was 17 years old and I made $1.50 per hour. So it took me app. 15 minutes to afford one gallon of gas. Today I make $25 per hour and unleaded is app. $3.25. So it takes me app. 8 minutes to buy the same gallon of gasoline. Everything has to be taken in perspective.

 

Gas is just part of it. Everything is up. I make much more than I did say 10 years ago but it seems I have a lot less disposable income than I did. Then again I spent probably to much on coins last year and that has slowed me down as much or more than the price of things . Gas, insurance, food, medical care, clothes, taxes, cable fees. You name it, all want a little slice of my pie it seems.

 

I have a little budget gas-saver back-up car for when gas gets over $3/gallon.
It's a little 1990 Ford Festiva that gets 35 miles per gallon.
It's tiny and I look kind of weird in it, being a big guy, but it gets the job done.
So, no, gas prices don't affect my coin habit.

 

I agree. I can tell you for sure that inflation is worse right now than the government figures indicate. Because technological items, like computers, tend to drop in price over time, they offset the price increases in other areas, like food, gas, health care, etc.

If people find themselves forced to spend extra income on the necessities, then there's definitely less money available for coins....

 

No my local shops are not too far away so gas has never really been a factor

 

gas price

any gas price moved higher is always affects everything.

 

The best coin shop near me is about 45 minutes each way to the SW, while my coin club is a 50 mile round trip to the NE. My pace of purchases has slowed as the club meets 10 times a year (monthly except July and August). Fortunately, there are several dealers in the club, and if I need anything like modern stuff where it's not important if it's MS-64 or 65, they'll work with me. Perhaps I'll have to start scheduling more of my vacations around coin shows, particularly in Baltimore, as my parents live near there.

 

Yep, Its made the cost of most everything go up... So I have less extra cash to spend on things I want, but don't really have to have...

Also, I don't want to waste 9.00+ in gas to drive to a few coin shops just to look and see what they may or may not have...

Lastly, It seems like shipping prices have went up too, so, Yes the P.O.G. does effect my coin shopping....

 

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