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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 21185, member: 57463&quot;]Perhaps the basic problem is more subtle.&nbsp; When people buy &quot;money&quot; they expect to always have the same value.&nbsp; A dollar is always a dollar. It might buy less over time, but that is a hidden fact. A dollar is always a dollar. With cars, to continue your analogy, we know that the second you drive it off the lot, it depreciates. That is in our common store of knowledge.&nbsp; With &quot;money&quot; we have different expectations.&nbsp; Even a standard retail/wholesale spread of 40% would seem like a rip-off to people who bridle at 20% credit card rates when passbook interest is 1% and CDs might pay 6% over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>TV sellers and others hype the line &quot;... for generations to come...&quot; and then people want to sell a year (or a few years) later.&nbsp; That is another problem, entirely, and may point to a very grave problem with the venue itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>On another, but related, line of thought, I have a few ancients that I bought from a very reputable firm that will not even make an offer on buying them back.&nbsp; &quot;We only buy quality coins,&quot; the man said.&nbsp; &quot;Yes, and I bought this from you,&quot; I replied.&nbsp; &quot;Yes,&quot; he said. &quot;But we only buy quality coins.&quot;&nbsp; Needless to say, I don&#039;t shop there anymore.&nbsp; They are not alone in that.&nbsp; That company&#039;s representative, and other well-known dealer have a game they play on collectors.&nbsp; At first, I read about it and then I saw it play out. &quot;It is great for him over there,&quot; they say.&nbsp; Then the collector goes over there and gets the same line. It is unkind, in my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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