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<p>[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 2090737, member: 73489"]<b>Well, I checked them out.....wanted to join, but glitch wouldn't let me. So I guess you guys get my undivided attention. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>They have some good posters and some good threads -- as do we -- but <b><span style="color: #0000ff">they also have lots of 1-and-dones.</span></b> 1 post and now follow-ups.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, while their Saint-Gaudens posts have some good information, I think <b><span style="color: #0000ff">they are bit too much into trading over there, attempting to arbitrage differences between bullion and low-to-mid 60's Saints. </span></b>That's playing it too cute, IMO. At super-cheap or super-expensive levels (i.e., 1990) I have no problem with this tactic but it's not something you can bring out every 3-4 months. It's like stock daytrading, a guessing-game.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the Saint guy(s) there who claim to be able to buy Saints graded in increments of 1/10th are...well....I'm not sure that Akers and Bowers or the world-class Saint collectors are that good at grading that they can differentiate an MS-65 Saint into a 65.3 vs. 65.7 (CAC eligible) vs. low-end 66...etc. etc. etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 2090737, member: 73489"][B]Well, I checked them out.....wanted to join, but glitch wouldn't let me. So I guess you guys get my undivided attention. :D[/B] They have some good posters and some good threads -- as do we -- but [B][COLOR=#0000ff]they also have lots of 1-and-dones.[/COLOR][/B] 1 post and now follow-ups. Also, while their Saint-Gaudens posts have some good information, I think [B][COLOR=#0000ff]they are bit too much into trading over there, attempting to arbitrage differences between bullion and low-to-mid 60's Saints. [/COLOR][/B]That's playing it too cute, IMO. At super-cheap or super-expensive levels (i.e., 1990) I have no problem with this tactic but it's not something you can bring out every 3-4 months. It's like stock daytrading, a guessing-game. Also, the Saint guy(s) there who claim to be able to buy Saints graded in increments of 1/10th are...well....I'm not sure that Akers and Bowers or the world-class Saint collectors are that good at grading that they can differentiate an MS-65 Saint into a 65.3 vs. 65.7 (CAC eligible) vs. low-end 66...etc. etc. etc.[/QUOTE]
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