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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 4022791, member: 27832&quot;]This was the other hobby-killer I was going to name: the disconnect between coin-store or eBay prices, &quot;book value&quot;, and what you get when <i>you</i> go to sell one of your coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember as a little kid thinking that I&#039;d gotten a <i>steal</i> when I picked a Buffalo nickel for 25 cents that was listed in the Red Book at $2. Of course, the Red Book price was inflated, and the nickel probably had either a restored date or a bunch of damage. But because I never tried to sell it, I didn&#039;t get my dreams killed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nobody new to the hobby seems to understand how &quot;book prices&quot; work (or fail to work), or how coin dealers stay in business. (Hint: it isn&#039;t by selling you a coin for $5, and then buying it back for $6.)</p><p><br /></p><p>So maybe the <i>real</i> killer here is the expectation that &quot;coins are an investment&quot;. If your main interest is &quot;striking it rich&quot;, this isn&#039;t the <i>hobby</i> for you, and probably isn&#039;t the <i>business</i> for you either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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