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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3911619, member: 92655"]Back in the early 1970’s gasoline ranged from .25-.29 cents a gallon. My mother was poor. Her Sunday evenings (her only time off work) were spent driving a predetermined route to identify which station was a cent less than the others before she fueled up for the week. Now, mom was poor and she had to be thrifty. But from a practical perspective, her Sunday afternoon drives likely cost her more than that cent she saved per gallon.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now with PM’s I would bet most of us use our discretionary funds. I would hope so anyway. When a person is spending discretionary cash, buying PM’s are likely more of an impulse purchase. And if you are a smart PM buyer, you are hopefully making a very long term purchase anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>My point is this. Yes, always make the best deal you can make. Myself, I want to keep the fun in my PM and coin buying. My life is busy enough. I’m not going to spend my Sunday afternoon shopping my best deal. And yes, I do recognize a fair deal when I see it. If it feels right, I am buying. My grandkids can worry about sell back values and such when I leave this party. It’s theirs anyway.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 3911619, member: 92655"]Back in the early 1970’s gasoline ranged from .25-.29 cents a gallon. My mother was poor. Her Sunday evenings (her only time off work) were spent driving a predetermined route to identify which station was a cent less than the others before she fueled up for the week. Now, mom was poor and she had to be thrifty. But from a practical perspective, her Sunday afternoon drives likely cost her more than that cent she saved per gallon. Now with PM’s I would bet most of us use our discretionary funds. I would hope so anyway. When a person is spending discretionary cash, buying PM’s are likely more of an impulse purchase. And if you are a smart PM buyer, you are hopefully making a very long term purchase anyway. My point is this. Yes, always make the best deal you can make. Myself, I want to keep the fun in my PM and coin buying. My life is busy enough. I’m not going to spend my Sunday afternoon shopping my best deal. And yes, I do recognize a fair deal when I see it. If it feels right, I am buying. My grandkids can worry about sell back values and such when I leave this party. It’s theirs anyway.[/QUOTE]
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