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<p>[QUOTE="IBetASilverDollar, post: 3093345, member: 85251"]Thanks! Appreciate all the kind words there. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah my saying is "I know I'm supposed to buy the book first but I don't want to". I did basically learn by Morgans and actually bought that book but got super bored with it and just started winging it. Transitioned into a buy whatever I like type person mostly US type but some dark side sprinkled in. I think I've gotten way better and found my groove the past 6 months or so. Definitely made a lot of bad purchases over the last few years but I just chalk it up to a lesson and take a little loss and move on to the next one. When I lose money on a coin (often) I just tell myself I rented it for a bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>No secrets other than I basically pass on 1,000 coins before buying one which I didn't used to do at all and even then still screw up all the time. I know how picky I've gotten when I get an ebay promotion and it takes like 12 hours of scanning to find something. The smallest potentially distracting mark on an otherwise awesome coin and I'm already onto the next one. That's easier to do when I'm just trying to pickup one per month.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm also not afraid to pay up for one that stands out to me. That Cap & Rays from a few days ago I paid like $400 more than the highest guess here and am still happy with it. I searched forever for an example of that Type and it was the first one to grab me so I paid a premium[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IBetASilverDollar, post: 3093345, member: 85251"]Thanks! Appreciate all the kind words there. Yeah my saying is "I know I'm supposed to buy the book first but I don't want to". I did basically learn by Morgans and actually bought that book but got super bored with it and just started winging it. Transitioned into a buy whatever I like type person mostly US type but some dark side sprinkled in. I think I've gotten way better and found my groove the past 6 months or so. Definitely made a lot of bad purchases over the last few years but I just chalk it up to a lesson and take a little loss and move on to the next one. When I lose money on a coin (often) I just tell myself I rented it for a bit. No secrets other than I basically pass on 1,000 coins before buying one which I didn't used to do at all and even then still screw up all the time. I know how picky I've gotten when I get an ebay promotion and it takes like 12 hours of scanning to find something. The smallest potentially distracting mark on an otherwise awesome coin and I'm already onto the next one. That's easier to do when I'm just trying to pickup one per month. I'm also not afraid to pay up for one that stands out to me. That Cap & Rays from a few days ago I paid like $400 more than the highest guess here and am still happy with it. I searched forever for an example of that Type and it was the first one to grab me so I paid a premium[/QUOTE]
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