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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 2173124, member: 27832&quot;]Fascinating (and, for the record, I employ not the slightest hint of sarcasm here). I&#039;ve been a heavy buyer on eBay for years, and I&#039;ve sold well into five figures there in the past -- small-time by &quot;true dealer&quot; standards, to be sure, but I have a spotless track record. Does that not mean I&#039;m fulfilling whatever &quot;ethical obligations&quot; you reference here? This isn&#039;t a rhetorical question; I&#039;m very interested in understanding exactly what you&#039;re trying to say. Maybe it just means that I&#039;m a &quot;dealer&quot; by your definition, albeit not a very successful or disciplined one, rather than a &quot;collector&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen many threads here accusing various parties -- flippers, PM speculators, dealers, the Mint itself -- of vampirism.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recently, we&#039;ve had several threads about the long-term prospects for modern issues, and whether buying them is wise or foolish. Given the way dealers are behaving with this issue, with the gold Kennedys, with the Baseball HOF coins, and so forth, I&#039;m truly baffled that you would direct your criticism at collectors-who-flip, while observing the &quot;long term commitment to the hobby&quot; of dealers who provide a willing and seemingly bottomless receptacle for the flippers.</p><p><br /></p><p>This thread is getting a bit too active for me to keep up with it. I&#039;m going to go try to get a long bike ride in between the rain showers here, but I&#039;ll look forward to checking back in this evening.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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