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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2360089, member: 73165&quot;]If, by &quot;flippers,&quot; you mean people who buy up new stuff from the Mint so other people can&#039;t get it, and then sell at inflated prices well beyond the actual market value of the coins (which is where prices settle in a year or so), I agree.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re talking about the &#039;vest pocket dealer&#039;, then I disagree heartily.&nbsp; Those people provide a valuable service to the hobby by providing liquidity and making the market more efficient.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have an unlimited budget, nor am I particularly wealthy.&nbsp; But, I&#039;ve never bought a coin I didn&#039;t intend to keep.&nbsp; If I can&#039;t see myself looking at and enjoying the coin in 5 years, I don&#039;t buy it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>See above for what I think of &quot;flippers.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of people that call themselves &quot;dealers&quot; don&#039;t add a lot of value either.&nbsp; Having coins for sale doesn&#039;t add value per se.&nbsp; Having a reputation for quality material (implying the dealer only purchases quality stuff for sale), filling want lists, and going to shows to bring in fresh material is what I call adding value.&nbsp; I know of many &quot;dealers&quot; who don&#039;t really do any of those things.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I live in a metro area of 7+ million people and haven&#039;t been able to find a shop within a 30 minute drive that I like.&nbsp; You are not alone.&nbsp; (The Philly metro area is around 6 million, according to google.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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