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<p>[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1869788, member: 38783"]Agree with both. I don't bother with the mint products directly, just grab what I want when they hit eBay. Sometimes I lose out on the price as they jump, but I can't spend that kind of money on every issue "just in case", especially when there's no difference in the product.</p><p><br /></p><p>As mentioned, if there's something that specially rewards the repeat customers, it makes things interesting, and I believe would sell a lot more product. If an idea like the "1 in 50" specialty were there, you'd probably have a bunch of folks buying 50, 100 or more proof sets in a shot just to get that special issue which could probably be flipped for a good penny to fill back in some of the money spent on the hoard.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think the mint would listen to enough customers? I've been known to sign an online petition every once in a while, wondering if one was started suggesting something like that to the Mint if they'd listen. Or as they say, will it "take an act of Congress" to change it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1869788, member: 38783"]Agree with both. I don't bother with the mint products directly, just grab what I want when they hit eBay. Sometimes I lose out on the price as they jump, but I can't spend that kind of money on every issue "just in case", especially when there's no difference in the product. As mentioned, if there's something that specially rewards the repeat customers, it makes things interesting, and I believe would sell a lot more product. If an idea like the "1 in 50" specialty were there, you'd probably have a bunch of folks buying 50, 100 or more proof sets in a shot just to get that special issue which could probably be flipped for a good penny to fill back in some of the money spent on the hoard. Do you think the mint would listen to enough customers? I've been known to sign an online petition every once in a while, wondering if one was started suggesting something like that to the Mint if they'd listen. Or as they say, will it "take an act of Congress" to change it?[/QUOTE]
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