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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1414508, member: 112"]Yeah, life would be nice if somebody else would always do all your work for you. It'd make things a lot easier - for you. A lot tougher for them though.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's part of the game Owle, you have to do your own homework and legwork. You have to first identify and sort out all old holders. Then you have to identify and and sort the better coins from that bunch. You also have to sort out the PQ and high end coins all by yourself. </p><p><br /></p><p>Problem is, not everybody can do that because they simply do not have the knowledge to do it. But that is exactly what gives some people the edge. You first put in the time and effort to study and learn these things. Then you put in the time and effort to study and seek out the better coins in upcoming auctions, that others may not so easily recognize as being such.</p><p><br /></p><p>And ya know what ? You should be glad, ecstatic even, that that is the way things are. For if somebody else did all of the work for you, they would also be doing it for everybody else. Then everybody would know the same thing. And all of those PQ and high end coins would end up costing a whole lot more than they do already.</p><p><br /></p><p>And that would kind of defeat the purpose of what you want wouldn't it ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course there is an easier way. You could pay somebody to do all of that work for you. You know, kind of like the folks who pay dealers a percentage to act as their agents in auctions. Or the folks who make arrangements with a dealer to seek out and find all of those gem coins for them and their collections. And then buy just from that dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>But nobody does that stuff for free, not even me. Yeah, when people ask me for my help, my help is free. But I limit it to giving opinions on specific coins and explaining why this coin is nicer than that coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>I could do all of the things that you want Heritage to do for you. But that's work, hard work. And I'm retired <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1414508, member: 112"]Yeah, life would be nice if somebody else would always do all your work for you. It'd make things a lot easier - for you. A lot tougher for them though. That's part of the game Owle, you have to do your own homework and legwork. You have to first identify and sort out all old holders. Then you have to identify and and sort the better coins from that bunch. You also have to sort out the PQ and high end coins all by yourself. Problem is, not everybody can do that because they simply do not have the knowledge to do it. But that is exactly what gives some people the edge. You first put in the time and effort to study and learn these things. Then you put in the time and effort to study and seek out the better coins in upcoming auctions, that others may not so easily recognize as being such. And ya know what ? You should be glad, ecstatic even, that that is the way things are. For if somebody else did all of the work for you, they would also be doing it for everybody else. Then everybody would know the same thing. And all of those PQ and high end coins would end up costing a whole lot more than they do already. And that would kind of defeat the purpose of what you want wouldn't it ? Of course there is an easier way. You could pay somebody to do all of that work for you. You know, kind of like the folks who pay dealers a percentage to act as their agents in auctions. Or the folks who make arrangements with a dealer to seek out and find all of those gem coins for them and their collections. And then buy just from that dealer. But nobody does that stuff for free, not even me. Yeah, when people ask me for my help, my help is free. But I limit it to giving opinions on specific coins and explaining why this coin is nicer than that coin. I could do all of the things that you want Heritage to do for you. But that's work, hard work. And I'm retired ;)[/QUOTE]
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