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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7968339, member: 19463&quot;]This reminds me of all the ads I get offering to buy my used car or my house.&nbsp; They never mention that I could not afford to replace those items in the current market so I am not likely to sell.&nbsp; Perhaps this would be a good time to get out of the hobby completely but ......</p><p><br /></p><p>I have not seen this.&nbsp; So many new collectors only seem interested in MS slabs that there are bargains in the VF presentable group.&nbsp; I have sold several coins through JA&#039;s sales but most that sold went for the opening bid.&nbsp; If people want to knock loose more and better coins, the bidding on what we used to call &#039;collector grade&#039; coins has to pick up.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree.&nbsp; Whether it is criminal laundering or just a sign that people have too much money and no vacation cruises to spend it on is hard to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Markets for anything rely on someone with money being willing to pay more than something is worth.&nbsp; Will the S_____ money get tired of coins and go away?&nbsp; Only time will tell. Not all owners of coins are in it for the profit.&nbsp; Judging from some of the garbage I have seen in some sales, attracting decent, mid-level material is getting harder.&nbsp; I&#039;ll sell the less desirable part of my collection but it does not seem right to sell the better ones in an environment when I can&#039;t find things I want to buy.&nbsp; Last week I sold three common Alexandria denarii (duplicates) for about what I paid for them but that was as a favor to an old friend.&nbsp; I would not have sent them packing otherwise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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