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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1906686, member: 112"]Sorry, but they didn't because ebay didn't exist yet. Were they cheaper then ? Absolutely. But in just a year or so they were selling for about $1800. Five years later you could still buy them for the same price because I did it. And you have to remember in '95-'96 the internet was just getting started good. It was nothing like it is today.</p><p><br /></p><p>By 2008 or so the coins were selling for $7-$8000 apiece, I even saw a few for $10,000, then they dropped sharply, down to $2000 or less. Stayed there for a while and then climbed back up. But they are still today well below their peak.</p><p><br /></p><p>But the point that Chris was trying to get across to you is 100% valid. Yes, there have been commems and such that did well. But the ones that did well are outnumbered 100 to 1 by the ones that did not do well. But it is human nature to only remember those which had positive results and forget all about all of the others that had negative results, I used to play the game too, but I remember <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1906686, member: 112"]Sorry, but they didn't because ebay didn't exist yet. Were they cheaper then ? Absolutely. But in just a year or so they were selling for about $1800. Five years later you could still buy them for the same price because I did it. And you have to remember in '95-'96 the internet was just getting started good. It was nothing like it is today. By 2008 or so the coins were selling for $7-$8000 apiece, I even saw a few for $10,000, then they dropped sharply, down to $2000 or less. Stayed there for a while and then climbed back up. But they are still today well below their peak. But the point that Chris was trying to get across to you is 100% valid. Yes, there have been commems and such that did well. But the ones that did well are outnumbered 100 to 1 by the ones that did not do well. But it is human nature to only remember those which had positive results and forget all about all of the others that had negative results, I used to play the game too, but I remember ;)[/QUOTE]
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