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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 620947, member: 68&quot;]I think these factors are important for everyone who has an interest in coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Indeed, anyone hauling around bags of new coins and others to check would even agree the strenght, stamina, blood, sweat, and tears can be important to success.&nbsp; Eye- hand coordination sure helps in looking through rolls.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But I believe most of these traits are more likely to benefit dealers and those who buy, sell, and trade than pure collectors or pure investors.&nbsp; A pure collector is generally going to acquire specimens as they become available rather than time his purchases even if he knows that something is mispriced by the market.&nbsp; Of course most collectors become very knowledgeabe and do pretty well because they develope a knack for spotting coins that are undervalued.&nbsp; Also all the knowledge they accumulate will manifest in their collections so they&#039;ll do better than most.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not that I disagree. It&#039;s not even that I believe it&#039;s wholly impossible to make predictions about the behavior of collectors;&nbsp; It&#039;s just that I don&#039;t believe that reliable and timely correct predictions can be made except primarily through luck.&nbsp; Obviously knowledge rules but one can&#039;t know the future demand for collectibles.&nbsp; One can make inferences about future demmand for T-bonds or real estate near Cincinnatti, Ohio.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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