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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1605798, member: 112"]Me, stuck in the past - LOL ! I started using computers and the internet back in the '80s, long before most other people did. My first cell phone was the size of a suitcase that I had to carry on a strap over my shoulder. My first laptop cost a small fortune was 3 inches thick and operated at the then blazing speed of 75 mhz. I was buying and selling on ebay when it first opened, again long before most others did.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am and have always been anything BUT stuck in the past <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> But you don't know that because you don't know me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, buying from many different sources can obviate a want list. But buying from many from many different sources does not make it better than using a want list. The thing you are missing is that using a want list also allows you to buy from many different sources. And you can even use the internet to buy with a want list from dealers all over the country, even the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using a want list has been the smart way to go for a 150 years, and it is still the smart way to go because it has several advantages over any other method. That is never going to change.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit - and want list are not just good for rarities. They are good for even the most common, the most inexpensive coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1605798, member: 112"]Me, stuck in the past - LOL ! I started using computers and the internet back in the '80s, long before most other people did. My first cell phone was the size of a suitcase that I had to carry on a strap over my shoulder. My first laptop cost a small fortune was 3 inches thick and operated at the then blazing speed of 75 mhz. I was buying and selling on ebay when it first opened, again long before most others did. I am and have always been anything BUT stuck in the past :rolleyes: But you don't know that because you don't know me. Yes, buying from many different sources can obviate a want list. But buying from many from many different sources does not make it better than using a want list. The thing you are missing is that using a want list also allows you to buy from many different sources. And you can even use the internet to buy with a want list from dealers all over the country, even the world. Using a want list has been the smart way to go for a 150 years, and it is still the smart way to go because it has several advantages over any other method. That is never going to change. edit - and want list are not just good for rarities. They are good for even the most common, the most inexpensive coins.[/QUOTE]
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