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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1845160, member: 26302"]I love the quote, and practice the same. </p><p><br /></p><p>I know there is quite a bit about pricing in this hobby. Its a large part of the "game". If you are a dealer, vest pocket dealer, flipper, etc this is very important to you. Fair enough. However, I make money at my job, and wish for my hobby to be just that, a hobby, a recreational pastime I enjoy. </p><p><br /></p><p>So, with that in mind, I try to educate myself, buy well, (so I can afford more coins), but I buy what I LOVE. The major problem with trying to only buy what you can make money off of is then you just turned it into a job. I do not WANT another job, mine is stressful enough. I want to enjoy myself. So, I KNOW many coins that give me great enjoyment I probably overpaid for. I will probably never be able to sell them for what I gave for them. However, I can do that because I do not care. The ENJOYMENT is worth it to me, and its enjoyment I would never have known if I only limited myself to buying coins I could profit on.</p><p><br /></p><p>Neither choice is wrong. If you want to "wheel and deal" and try to make money in this hobby, good luck and god bless. Good for you. I simply do not take that path, preferring to buy what gives me personal fulfilment without worrying about resale value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1845160, member: 26302"]I love the quote, and practice the same. I know there is quite a bit about pricing in this hobby. Its a large part of the "game". If you are a dealer, vest pocket dealer, flipper, etc this is very important to you. Fair enough. However, I make money at my job, and wish for my hobby to be just that, a hobby, a recreational pastime I enjoy. So, with that in mind, I try to educate myself, buy well, (so I can afford more coins), but I buy what I LOVE. The major problem with trying to only buy what you can make money off of is then you just turned it into a job. I do not WANT another job, mine is stressful enough. I want to enjoy myself. So, I KNOW many coins that give me great enjoyment I probably overpaid for. I will probably never be able to sell them for what I gave for them. However, I can do that because I do not care. The ENJOYMENT is worth it to me, and its enjoyment I would never have known if I only limited myself to buying coins I could profit on. Neither choice is wrong. If you want to "wheel and deal" and try to make money in this hobby, good luck and god bless. Good for you. I simply do not take that path, preferring to buy what gives me personal fulfilment without worrying about resale value.[/QUOTE]
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