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<p>[QUOTE="DeLaFe, post: 8181270, member: 18106"]Hey Doug:</p><p><br /></p><p>Facebook has gotten to be a lot of "noise" and they sprinkled in a ton of intervention. I find my posts getting taken down for some violation or another then returning because they found that they were in error but the "punishment" not fully lifted. I still use Facebook, but it is such a time sink. If you didn't know, I am the admin of one of the best Ancient & Medieval coins list on there that is also closely moderated to ensure it doesn't get derailed.</p><p><br /></p><p>I originally became a dealer right after 9/11 shut my business down. Shortly after I was very fortunate to make a lot of very good friends that were/are leaders in ancient numismatics and I took their advice to heart. One piece of advice was that I needed to learn to not be attached to coins or I would never sell anything. So basically every coin in my personal collection has a price- the more I like it the higher the price. ;-) I do regret selling a few coins, but I shake it off and I focus on the positives. The big one is that I get to handle and study THOUSANDS of coins I otherwise would never be able to own. Right before my surgery I actually sold most of my collection to cover the cost of taking over Agora AND covering my bills for the 6-8 weeks it was going to take me to recover. Do I regret it? Yes and no. I definitely wish I still had a few of the coins, but I do not regret doing what I had to do for my family and I.</p><p><br /></p><p>Alfred[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DeLaFe, post: 8181270, member: 18106"]Hey Doug: Facebook has gotten to be a lot of "noise" and they sprinkled in a ton of intervention. I find my posts getting taken down for some violation or another then returning because they found that they were in error but the "punishment" not fully lifted. I still use Facebook, but it is such a time sink. If you didn't know, I am the admin of one of the best Ancient & Medieval coins list on there that is also closely moderated to ensure it doesn't get derailed. I originally became a dealer right after 9/11 shut my business down. Shortly after I was very fortunate to make a lot of very good friends that were/are leaders in ancient numismatics and I took their advice to heart. One piece of advice was that I needed to learn to not be attached to coins or I would never sell anything. So basically every coin in my personal collection has a price- the more I like it the higher the price. ;-) I do regret selling a few coins, but I shake it off and I focus on the positives. The big one is that I get to handle and study THOUSANDS of coins I otherwise would never be able to own. Right before my surgery I actually sold most of my collection to cover the cost of taking over Agora AND covering my bills for the 6-8 weeks it was going to take me to recover. Do I regret it? Yes and no. I definitely wish I still had a few of the coins, but I do not regret doing what I had to do for my family and I. Alfred[/QUOTE]
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