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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2899828, member: 112"]Mike I'm not saying it's impossible for a coin collector to show a profit if and when he sells his collection. I'm only saying that very, very, few ever do.</p><p><br /></p><p>And it's not so much because the collector chooses the wrong coins, or because the collector lacks the knowledge he needs to be successful - though both of those can absolutely and and often are the reasons. But even if a collector does have the knowledge needed, and and even if the collector chooses the right coins - most of the time he will still lose money at sale for other reasons. </p><p><br /></p><p>There's basically 5 things you have to do to show a profit from collecting coins.</p><p>1 - buy the right coin</p><p>2 - buy at the right price</p><p>3 - buy at the right time</p><p>4 - sell at the right price</p><p>5 - sell at the right time</p><p><br /></p><p>Get all 5 of those things right and you will almost certainly show a profit. BUT - get just 1 of them wrong, and you will not.</p><p><br /></p><p>And about the only way you can get all 5 those things right is to be very, very, lucky. That's what makes it so hard.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 2899828, member: 112"]Mike I'm not saying it's impossible for a coin collector to show a profit if and when he sells his collection. I'm only saying that very, very, few ever do. And it's not so much because the collector chooses the wrong coins, or because the collector lacks the knowledge he needs to be successful - though both of those can absolutely and and often are the reasons. But even if a collector does have the knowledge needed, and and even if the collector chooses the right coins - most of the time he will still lose money at sale for other reasons. There's basically 5 things you have to do to show a profit from collecting coins. 1 - buy the right coin 2 - buy at the right price 3 - buy at the right time 4 - sell at the right price 5 - sell at the right time Get all 5 of those things right and you will almost certainly show a profit. BUT - get just 1 of them wrong, and you will not. And about the only way you can get all 5 those things right is to be very, very, lucky. That's what makes it so hard.[/QUOTE]
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