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<p>[QUOTE="pprp, post: 3718797, member: 94602"]I believe there are 2 major risks for the hobby:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. The greediness of auctioneers who have increased their combined buyer's/seller's fees to 35%-40% so the risk is that people are hesitating to re-sell their coins out of fear for such a loss. If the old houses in the 70's made it possible with half of that percentage and without having digital photography nor easy ways to publish, which are the increased costs of the modern houses that justify such fees?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. The greediness of a handful of collectors who swipe the auctions and won't let a small piece of meat to fall off the table to feed the dogs (including myself).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="pprp, post: 3718797, member: 94602"]I believe there are 2 major risks for the hobby: 1. The greediness of auctioneers who have increased their combined buyer's/seller's fees to 35%-40% so the risk is that people are hesitating to re-sell their coins out of fear for such a loss. If the old houses in the 70's made it possible with half of that percentage and without having digital photography nor easy ways to publish, which are the increased costs of the modern houses that justify such fees? 2. The greediness of a handful of collectors who swipe the auctions and won't let a small piece of meat to fall off the table to feed the dogs (including myself).[/QUOTE]
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