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<p>[QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 214995, member: 4920"]So what do we call this, Round 2? Unbelievable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look, I think the only point some of us "old timers" are trying to make is, don't think you're necessarily going to come out ahead in the long-run, however meticulous, informed, and sophisticated your buying choices may indeed be. If the market doesn't get you, inflation most certainly will. Grab yourself some sense, we're saying, participate in the activity for the enjoyment of it, you may win, in the short-run, depending on market fluctuations, etc., but coins isn't where you want to be in terms of any long-term ROI. Do you want to "win" in this game? Be an auction house or brokerage firm. They're not in this to "invest." They're in this to promote the activity and take the rake-off from <i>your</i> "investing." But don't sit there and suggest to me that your greysheets are any different than the racetrack's scratch sheets. And don't sit there and tell me that if you're "smart" you can beat this game, in the long-run. You're only deceiving yourself, and are in for a rude awakening, someday, if you seriously think that. IMHO, and FWIW...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="eddiespin, post: 214995, member: 4920"]So what do we call this, Round 2? Unbelievable. Look, I think the only point some of us "old timers" are trying to make is, don't think you're necessarily going to come out ahead in the long-run, however meticulous, informed, and sophisticated your buying choices may indeed be. If the market doesn't get you, inflation most certainly will. Grab yourself some sense, we're saying, participate in the activity for the enjoyment of it, you may win, in the short-run, depending on market fluctuations, etc., but coins isn't where you want to be in terms of any long-term ROI. Do you want to "win" in this game? Be an auction house or brokerage firm. They're not in this to "invest." They're in this to promote the activity and take the rake-off from [I]your[/I] "investing." But don't sit there and suggest to me that your greysheets are any different than the racetrack's scratch sheets. And don't sit there and tell me that if you're "smart" you can beat this game, in the long-run. You're only deceiving yourself, and are in for a rude awakening, someday, if you seriously think that. IMHO, and FWIW...[/QUOTE]
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