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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 691003, member: 3011&quot;]Coin collecting has many communities of interest and conflicts of interest.&nbsp; This is probably inherent in any exchange where some participants are trying to make money while others are trying to have fun -- the business vs. hobby issue.&nbsp; When we started out trading baseball cards in our youth [&quot;I&#039;ll trade you two of X for your Y&quot;], it was all a community of interest.&nbsp; Both sides probably walked away satisfied that they got the better of the deal.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Once you insert a dealer into the picture, there is naturally a conflict of interest with one side trying to extract money from the other person who is just trying to enjoy a hobby.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This whole arrangement moves to an entirely different level when the dealer is confronted by the investor bargain hunter who is probably more aggressive than he is.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t feel good to have someone do to you what you&#039;ve been doing to make a living.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not saying any of this is wrong.&nbsp; But everyone has to make peace with their collection and decide how deep into the hobby they wish to become -- both in knowledge and money.&nbsp; One collector will not buy any coin that isn&#039;t slabbed MS70, another won&#039;t touch anything that doesn&#039;t make professionals drool, another will want a $100 coin for $50, and a fourth will be happy with a Whitman album going through bank rolls.&nbsp; The only important thing is to be satisfied with what you collect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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