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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2964833, member: 112"]Is the Morgan toner market cooling?</p><p><br /></p><p>The way you worded your question kind of implies that the Morgan toner market cooling off is something new. But as one who is completely disinterested as to what the answer to such a question might be, and by that I mean I have no dog in the fight and because of that I can look at the question in an objective manner, I'd have to say that it started cooling off a long time ago and in the last few years it has done nothing more than continue that trend. But, much more markedly so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the the thing, when a market starts changing direction a few will notice right away. But interested parties as a whole do not, it takes a while before the general population (in this case collectors as a whole) even notices that the market has changed. And that's true for the market going in either direction. But even after they do notice the change it takes an additional while for them to actually believe it. The typical end result, by the time the general population actually does believe that change has occurred the change has become so drastic, so pervasive, that it is undeniable. In effect the market then either climbs a mountain or falls off a cliff.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would further add that it is not just the Morgan toner market that this has happened to, but the toner market as a whole. And beyond that, the entire US coin market as a whole. Has the toner market fallen as far as everything else ? No, as an individual segment of the market it has fallen a little more slowly than the market as a whole, the changes have not been quite as drastic. But the trend is and has been going down for quite for some time. I'd say for at least 10 years. And I see no reason to think it will do anything else but continue that trend.</p><p><br /></p><p>And now of course everybody who doesn't want to believe this will voice a gazillion reasons as to why I am wrong. However, the very fact that such a question was even asked, should tell you that I am not. But I won't argue the point further, I've said my peace.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2964833, member: 112"]Is the Morgan toner market cooling? The way you worded your question kind of implies that the Morgan toner market cooling off is something new. But as one who is completely disinterested as to what the answer to such a question might be, and by that I mean I have no dog in the fight and because of that I can look at the question in an objective manner, I'd have to say that it started cooling off a long time ago and in the last few years it has done nothing more than continue that trend. But, much more markedly so. Here's the the thing, when a market starts changing direction a few will notice right away. But interested parties as a whole do not, it takes a while before the general population (in this case collectors as a whole) even notices that the market has changed. And that's true for the market going in either direction. But even after they do notice the change it takes an additional while for them to actually believe it. The typical end result, by the time the general population actually does believe that change has occurred the change has become so drastic, so pervasive, that it is undeniable. In effect the market then either climbs a mountain or falls off a cliff. I would further add that it is not just the Morgan toner market that this has happened to, but the toner market as a whole. And beyond that, the entire US coin market as a whole. Has the toner market fallen as far as everything else ? No, as an individual segment of the market it has fallen a little more slowly than the market as a whole, the changes have not been quite as drastic. But the trend is and has been going down for quite for some time. I'd say for at least 10 years. And I see no reason to think it will do anything else but continue that trend. And now of course everybody who doesn't want to believe this will voice a gazillion reasons as to why I am wrong. However, the very fact that such a question was even asked, should tell you that I am not. But I won't argue the point further, I've said my peace.[/QUOTE]
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