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<p>[QUOTE="stevesgiftshopp, post: 133118, member: 5658"]On another note, let's focus upon competition for a bit. My master's thesis focused upon the subject of Competitive Intelligence. I strongly believe in competition in markets so to level the playing field. There is no gain to the public good, when you don't have competition. </p><p><br /></p><p>Moreover, the study of market dynamics is a necessary discipline in my field of study, and the active projects to which I have and continue to engage. Such included work for Lockheed Martin on pricing analysis.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the study of market dynamics in the category of coins, this too is an interesting study. The one immutable fact about Ebay and other online venues, is that the ability of all to offer coins for sale is a way of limiting the price gouging that went on for years with coin dealers. I am sure they were not happy that they had to compete with Ebay auctions. However, that allowed all of you to buy your coins at lower prices. You are not locked into a coin gallery, and you should be thankful, unless of course, you are a coin store.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevesgiftshopp, post: 133118, member: 5658"]On another note, let's focus upon competition for a bit. My master's thesis focused upon the subject of Competitive Intelligence. I strongly believe in competition in markets so to level the playing field. There is no gain to the public good, when you don't have competition. Moreover, the study of market dynamics is a necessary discipline in my field of study, and the active projects to which I have and continue to engage. Such included work for Lockheed Martin on pricing analysis. So, the study of market dynamics in the category of coins, this too is an interesting study. The one immutable fact about Ebay and other online venues, is that the ability of all to offer coins for sale is a way of limiting the price gouging that went on for years with coin dealers. I am sure they were not happy that they had to compete with Ebay auctions. However, that allowed all of you to buy your coins at lower prices. You are not locked into a coin gallery, and you should be thankful, unless of course, you are a coin store.[/QUOTE]
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