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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 1352856, member: 13650&quot;]Yeah, like rodeo says, you need to wait and find some sort of direction before you go out and start buying everything you see.&nbsp;&nbsp; After you get used to being in the hobby, a lot of stuff won&#039;t be as big of a deal to you as it is now and you&#039;ll be more likely to pass on coins than want to buy something. </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You won&#039;t have to settle on one thing.&nbsp; I have an appreciation for many series&#039; out there as well.&nbsp; Doing a US type set&nbsp; helps give you a reason to get something you normally wouldn&#039;t buy.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Some years I work primarily on one thing.&nbsp; Other years I get random stuff.&nbsp; I&#039;d say many here have a lot of different collecting interests going at the same time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; When I was younger, I got some as gifts.&nbsp; I got a nice collection that way.&nbsp; Like many, I lost interest in highschool and just didn&#039;t collect for many years.&nbsp; In 2008 I remembered the hobby and just started collecting again.&nbsp; Only this time as an adult with a full time job.&nbsp; Makes a big difference.&nbsp; I still sometimes receive things for the collection at Christmas.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; For now, you might like learning and looking for errors.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know of any better way to cherry pick expensive stuff than that.&nbsp; Because almost nobody pays attention to them but there are collectors out there that want them and sometimes pay big for something good.&nbsp; Then you could sell that error and buy something you&#039;re into.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; You will need to have a strong knowledge base to cover as much as you can.&nbsp; You&#039;d hate to have a nice one right under your nose and pass it by because you didn&#039;t know.&nbsp;&nbsp; It may take a while.&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t expect to find one every day or even every month.&nbsp; So don&#039;t get discouraged.&nbsp; If you find a few a year, that might be pretty good.&nbsp; &nbsp; This strategy works well for cruising ebay too if you know what you&#039;re looking for.&nbsp;&nbsp; A few people around here have bought stuff on ebay and re-sold it for what it was and made good money.&nbsp;&nbsp; But you&#039;re going need some money to do this and a little luck to find them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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