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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2267678, member: 19463"]dougsmit said: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/goto/post?id=2267582#post-2267582" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/goto/post?id=2267582#post-2267582">↑</a></p><p>Nice, cheap, quick. You can have two and only two.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Variety collectors rarely do 'quick' as much as 'constant'. We always watch for a variety but never expect to find any particular item on any given day/year/decade. Something like 12 Caesars can be collected quickly if you are willing to pay big money or if you accept lesser coins. Finding EF gems of all 12 in a short time at discount prices would be something of a miracle. Most of what specialists collect are not offered in any condition or at any price at any given moment. We feel lucky when we see one we want and luckier if the seller does not value it highly. The question is what to do when you see what you want in low grade or at a ridiculous price (or both). </p><p><br /></p><p>There are people whose focus is coins being sold for less than they are worth. They are called resellers. Would you buy a coin you don't want if you knew you could sell it immediately for twice the price? Most would occasionally but vest pocket dealers make a living this way - or try.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2267678, member: 19463"]dougsmit said: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/goto/post?id=2267582#post-2267582']↑[/URL] Nice, cheap, quick. You can have two and only two. Variety collectors rarely do 'quick' as much as 'constant'. We always watch for a variety but never expect to find any particular item on any given day/year/decade. Something like 12 Caesars can be collected quickly if you are willing to pay big money or if you accept lesser coins. Finding EF gems of all 12 in a short time at discount prices would be something of a miracle. Most of what specialists collect are not offered in any condition or at any price at any given moment. We feel lucky when we see one we want and luckier if the seller does not value it highly. The question is what to do when you see what you want in low grade or at a ridiculous price (or both). There are people whose focus is coins being sold for less than they are worth. They are called resellers. Would you buy a coin you don't want if you knew you could sell it immediately for twice the price? Most would occasionally but vest pocket dealers make a living this way - or try.[/QUOTE]
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