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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1599944, member: 112&quot;]No, to both questions.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, it does. And a lot of the time the author has to pay those costs himself because no publisher will publish the book.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No, they are patient. And they look, and wait, until the book they want becomes available.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But the collectors don&#039;t snatch them all up, at least not when they are first printed. A lot of the time it can take years to sell the print run of just 500 copies. It is only after word has spread, and that word is typically spread by word of mouth, that a particular book is even worth owning. </p><p><br /></p><p>You see, a lot of collectors, like you are, are not willing to spend $100 or $200 on a book when it first comes out. They prefer to let somebody else spend their money and then report on the book as to whether it is any good or not - worth the money in other words. Of course by time word has spread then all copies of the book (often 500 or fewer) have been sold. And you have to wait until somebody is willing to sell their copy, and it&#039;s usually for far more than they paid for it. But if you want the knowledge in that book then you have to spend whatever you have to spend to get it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a book that I purchased new, 11 years ago, paid $75 for it. That book has sold in recent years for $1500. I have lots of books that I paid $200 to $400 for each book.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin books are like going to college. What&#039;s it cost to go to college these days ? If you want the knowledge, then you pay for it ! And yes, it is worth every cent <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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