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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 934577, member: 19463"]Let me be quite clear: I am not saying bad things about the Sear books (1988 single volume or current work in progress) just about the price guide part of those books or any other. Medoraman points out the example of BMC Greek which is a book set I do not have but would love. I believe the set ranges in date from 1873 to 1927 so I'm glad they did not post prices and expect me to translate Victorian Pounds Sterling into 2010 US$. Time moves slowly in the word of publishing on ancient coins. Updates rarely come often enough that prices would be meaningful. The best we can ofer is watching for sales you consider similar to what you want to buy but the bottom line is that you must pay the price of the coin that you want that is available where (and when) you are located. Sellers will try to get a premium for coins and buyers will buy only the ones they can't live without (for any of dozens of reasons) until the price drops to what they consider reasonable. You should pay what you are willing to pay and not one cent more. Just plan on owning what you buy for a long time and you will be spared having to find someone who wants the coin as much as you did.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 934577, member: 19463"]Let me be quite clear: I am not saying bad things about the Sear books (1988 single volume or current work in progress) just about the price guide part of those books or any other. Medoraman points out the example of BMC Greek which is a book set I do not have but would love. I believe the set ranges in date from 1873 to 1927 so I'm glad they did not post prices and expect me to translate Victorian Pounds Sterling into 2010 US$. Time moves slowly in the word of publishing on ancient coins. Updates rarely come often enough that prices would be meaningful. The best we can ofer is watching for sales you consider similar to what you want to buy but the bottom line is that you must pay the price of the coin that you want that is available where (and when) you are located. Sellers will try to get a premium for coins and buyers will buy only the ones they can't live without (for any of dozens of reasons) until the price drops to what they consider reasonable. You should pay what you are willing to pay and not one cent more. Just plan on owning what you buy for a long time and you will be spared having to find someone who wants the coin as much as you did.[/QUOTE]
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