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<p>[QUOTE="hoth2, post: 7880088, member: 74431"]I think the lesson is as soon as you make a purchase close your eyes. I've had this happen on ebay, except my case was a better-looking coin for similar money. I also bought the second, better-looking coin too and now they're in adjacent tray slots, a constant reminder that the only thing better than one ancient coin is two ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I started collecting around 2014 or 15 and never really settled into a focus. If it was in my budget and moved me, I bought it. I took a couple years off after having kids (I've got three kids four and under right now) and a couple months ago came back deciding I'd increase my budget a touch and focus on low-end Greek silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh boy let me tell you what a surprise it was to see how everything has skyrocketed. That video you posted last week did a pretty good job of explaining why. It's a bummer. Cheapish coins that used to be my bread and butter are approaching the prices that I paid for my nicer coins. Now I'm left to decide whether to increase the budget to even more, or continue collecting as I was but at a higher price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hoth2, post: 7880088, member: 74431"]I think the lesson is as soon as you make a purchase close your eyes. I've had this happen on ebay, except my case was a better-looking coin for similar money. I also bought the second, better-looking coin too and now they're in adjacent tray slots, a constant reminder that the only thing better than one ancient coin is two ancient coins. I started collecting around 2014 or 15 and never really settled into a focus. If it was in my budget and moved me, I bought it. I took a couple years off after having kids (I've got three kids four and under right now) and a couple months ago came back deciding I'd increase my budget a touch and focus on low-end Greek silver. Oh boy let me tell you what a surprise it was to see how everything has skyrocketed. That video you posted last week did a pretty good job of explaining why. It's a bummer. Cheapish coins that used to be my bread and butter are approaching the prices that I paid for my nicer coins. Now I'm left to decide whether to increase the budget to even more, or continue collecting as I was but at a higher price.[/QUOTE]
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