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Message:: [QUOTE="CoinGal07, post: 391581, member: 8843"]Hey Clembo - I was wondering if the 'new' had worn off yet and if you feel different on the other side of the counter.  I have watched a LOT of that those 'seller shocks' as I usually get by a coin shop a couple of times a week and have found myself self sitting quietly going through coins as a seller BLASTS the dealer because "they" paid $$$$ off TV just last year and don't understand WHY the no good dealer won't pay them the same amount as HSN charged them. Or just as bad - as you say - a somewhat experienced collector buying split grade coins doesn't understand how much difference the 2-3 points make in the value.  As GD says - every single collector on here needs to take their coins NOW and get a couple of bids.  If you're collecting for the JOY of collecting ~ and you consider the time, money and interest you've invested in your coin collection as part of your own hobby that could have been spent at sports, bars, gambling, movies, art, or other non necessary items, great.  If you're collecting thinking you're leaving your heirs a fortune ... it may help you reconsider plan B = Sell a few of the coins and buy more life insurance.   I know the ONLY way some of the coins I have now will be worth more than what *I* gave for them depends on the market and bullion content.  I do have a few key mints, dates and high grades and hopefully those will continue to hold their value for a few years and I can sell them and take a nice trip some day when I get ready to retire, get rid of some of the accumulation and concentrate on only a couple of really special coins. After all, they say you can't take it with you and I have no one to leave it behind (to).[/QUOTE]

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