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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 1283782, member: 15019"]Yes I deal on eBay, and I generally get good lot buys at auctions. I collect the best stuff and sell off the rest to re-invest. So yes I have made plenty of money from the coins I actually do sell. I do have a day job and consider my coin dealing part of my colelcting hobby a.k.a. side gig. However, I continue to spend $2,000 to $2,500 a month on coins without putting in any additional money made outside of that loop. And I've had the pleasure of building a fairly impressive foreign coin collection consisting mostly of silver and gold coins, while still coming out ahead monetarily.</p><p>I don't mean to sound like a show-off, but since it came up I may as well add my experience. And honestly, I have plenty of competition from people that do the same. Not just the same few people, but dozens if not hundreds that I see fairly regularly.</p><p>It's fair to say I would not even try to do this with US or ancient coins. Those markets are completely different from foreign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 1283782, member: 15019"]Yes I deal on eBay, and I generally get good lot buys at auctions. I collect the best stuff and sell off the rest to re-invest. So yes I have made plenty of money from the coins I actually do sell. I do have a day job and consider my coin dealing part of my colelcting hobby a.k.a. side gig. However, I continue to spend $2,000 to $2,500 a month on coins without putting in any additional money made outside of that loop. And I've had the pleasure of building a fairly impressive foreign coin collection consisting mostly of silver and gold coins, while still coming out ahead monetarily. I don't mean to sound like a show-off, but since it came up I may as well add my experience. And honestly, I have plenty of competition from people that do the same. Not just the same few people, but dozens if not hundreds that I see fairly regularly. It's fair to say I would not even try to do this with US or ancient coins. Those markets are completely different from foreign.[/QUOTE]
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