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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1922219, member: 27832&quot;]My &quot;direction&quot; has been opportunism -- finding coins that I can buy low and sell high. To the extent that I don&#039;t follow through on the &quot;sell high&quot; part, it&#039;s making me look like a hoarder.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, as I&#039;ve followed that &quot;direction&quot;, I&#039;ve found myself starting to specialize a bit. If you&#039;re bargain-hunting in a competitive marketplace (like eBay), the only way you&#039;ll win is through luck, which I don&#039;t find very interesting, or through knowing more than the competition. (Not <i>all</i> the competition, just the ones who happen to have spotted the auctions I&#039;m looking at.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m old enough to understand that I&#039;ll never know more than the competition about <i>everything</i>, so I start to focus on areas narrow enough for me to get an edge. Currently, it&#039;s mid-grade early Walkers and Barber halves, plus some other odds and ends. I specifically ignore Morgans, because there&#039;s so much specialized knowledge there (especially VAMs) and so many people chasing them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mostly, though, I&#039;m with the folks who say &quot;collect what you find rewarding to collect&quot;. I don&#039;t feel a great drive to define myself.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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