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<p>[QUOTE="Old Silver, post: 94368, member: 4686"]<b>Learned my lesson</b></p><p><br /></p><p>A few years back I sort of forgot about coins when I got all tied up buying these highly collectible and valuable lighthouse sculptures. I ate, drank and slept these sculptures for about 2 years, buying every one I could get my hands on. I thought I was just gonna collect for a few short years and then reap the rewards and retire when I sold my collection. Well , like so many fad collectibles, the demand for these lighthouses slowed way down, dealers quit carrying them, ebay was flooded with them selling for 50%+ less than retail and now they aren't worth the trouble to store them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, while I was gone, coins (the ones I wanted of course) really took an upward swing and many that I put off buying then were now way out of reach for my budget, even if I could find them. I fell for the old "grass is greener" trick and it cost me dearly. That'll never happen again!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Old Silver, post: 94368, member: 4686"][b]Learned my lesson[/b] A few years back I sort of forgot about coins when I got all tied up buying these highly collectible and valuable lighthouse sculptures. I ate, drank and slept these sculptures for about 2 years, buying every one I could get my hands on. I thought I was just gonna collect for a few short years and then reap the rewards and retire when I sold my collection. Well , like so many fad collectibles, the demand for these lighthouses slowed way down, dealers quit carrying them, ebay was flooded with them selling for 50%+ less than retail and now they aren't worth the trouble to store them. Anyway, while I was gone, coins (the ones I wanted of course) really took an upward swing and many that I put off buying then were now way out of reach for my budget, even if I could find them. I fell for the old "grass is greener" trick and it cost me dearly. That'll never happen again!!![/QUOTE]
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