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<p>[QUOTE="panzerman, post: 3248333, member: 77704"]I love the internet<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I look up facts on coins, auctions, historical writeups....all fantastic. Best thing is that with your computer you can link up with any auction in the world, bid live, whats a better rush then to win your coin. I remember, last Januarys Spink auction. My dream coin was slated for 10:00AM, I set there waiting for it. My proxy bid was 5K/ previous examples had sold in 12-15K range. So, when my coin came up, highest bid was 5200US. I bid 5400/ then came the magic words going/ going....gone. A heart pounding 10 seconds/ but the coin was mine<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> All this because of technology. Smartphones are used mostly for mindless things like taking a photo of your restaurant meal and posting it on facebook, really? Or back and forth texting about trivial gossip. Of course it can be used for business transactions, emergency calls etc too. I know, many of my lawn clients always wonder why I am unavaliable while working. I just explain, I have a job to do, and I do not carry a cellphone....end of story.</p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="panzerman, post: 3248333, member: 77704"]I love the internet:) I look up facts on coins, auctions, historical writeups....all fantastic. Best thing is that with your computer you can link up with any auction in the world, bid live, whats a better rush then to win your coin. I remember, last Januarys Spink auction. My dream coin was slated for 10:00AM, I set there waiting for it. My proxy bid was 5K/ previous examples had sold in 12-15K range. So, when my coin came up, highest bid was 5200US. I bid 5400/ then came the magic words going/ going....gone. A heart pounding 10 seconds/ but the coin was mine:) All this because of technology. Smartphones are used mostly for mindless things like taking a photo of your restaurant meal and posting it on facebook, really? Or back and forth texting about trivial gossip. Of course it can be used for business transactions, emergency calls etc too. I know, many of my lawn clients always wonder why I am unavaliable while working. I just explain, I have a job to do, and I do not carry a cellphone....end of story. John[/QUOTE]
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