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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1653516, member: 38849&quot;]I think you sit tight for two years, and see what plays out with the economy, inflation, and the dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the most financially conservative approach is to try to WORK part-time in a coin shop and see if you LIKE it.&nbsp; Pay strict attention when the owner is ----ing and ----ing about his expenses.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even if I was 30, I wouldn&#039;t start ANY kind of bricks-and-mortar collectibles business for anything.&nbsp; You are trying to compete with the Internet, with its 100,000 vest pocket dealers.&nbsp; Everything&#039;s stacked against small business now.</p><p><br /></p><p>And the trend is for local governments to require all kinds of record-keeping for purchases, just like a pawn shop, with the IRS always looking over your shoulder.&nbsp; I won&#039;t even mention security. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Sorry to be negative, but start-ups are exceedingly expensive and rapidly disappearing, and there are good reason why.&nbsp; The Internet changed everything, and when any Joe can check prices a dozen times in five minutes, the good buys get few and far between.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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