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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1077221, member: 112"]First of all I don't think it's a fad, never have. What I'd call it is a cycle. History tells us that the coin market operates in cycles and always has. And as sure as the sun comes up in the morning, those cycles change.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there are also different types of cycles, two of them mainly. One cycle is prices and the other is popularity. And of course both of those things have the ability to influence the other. How long will the current cycle we are in last ? I have no idea. </p><p><br /></p><p>The price cycle (across the board) started weakening in 2008. There are those who say the popularity of toned coins started weakening at the same time. Personally, I didn't think so back then. Today however, I think the first cracks in the widespread popularity of toned coins are starting to show. And when popularity wanes, so do prices. Whether that continues or not remains to be seen.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1077221, member: 112"]First of all I don't think it's a fad, never have. What I'd call it is a cycle. History tells us that the coin market operates in cycles and always has. And as sure as the sun comes up in the morning, those cycles change. But there are also different types of cycles, two of them mainly. One cycle is prices and the other is popularity. And of course both of those things have the ability to influence the other. How long will the current cycle we are in last ? I have no idea. The price cycle (across the board) started weakening in 2008. There are those who say the popularity of toned coins started weakening at the same time. Personally, I didn't think so back then. Today however, I think the first cracks in the widespread popularity of toned coins are starting to show. And when popularity wanes, so do prices. Whether that continues or not remains to be seen.[/QUOTE]
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