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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 490547, member: 8033&quot;]OK,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve been called out. Not on hiatus Catbert but have honestly become bored at times. Need a break now and then as it were.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOW how was my year in coins. Boring - NOT!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s jump into the way back machine shall we?</p><p><br /></p><p>I was a posting fool employed as a painter/drywall repair man. Housing market died and it seemed I would have to sell some coins to keep the bills paid. THIS was bad.</p><p><br /></p><p>Owner of coin shop was VERY busy and offered me a &quot;part time&quot; job. This only happened because I stopped in to buy supplies for selling my coins actually. Talk about timing.</p><p>This was GOOD. Took said job and have worked for him full time since then. This was REAL good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can&#039;t forget the trip to Long Beach folks. Courtesy of Jack. A great experience to say the least and also met Acanthite and Cave Troll on the trip. Jack and his wife are great hosts and I&#039;ll never forget that trip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now as for working in a shop. Yes, really cool working for a guy that has forgotten more than you know. Scary thing is I teach him a thing here and there and CT has helped.</p><p><br /></p><p>One can not help but learn new things in such a setting. Especially if the boss is like mine and buys darn near anything that walks in the door.</p><p>We have a pretty good library at work and actually having to use it makes it easier to learn. It&#039;s not just reading - it&#039;s doing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Due to this I have started a small World Coin collection. See enough other types of coins and you do start to appreciate some more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t spent as much as usual partly due to finances but also because it&#039;s better to go for quality at the right price. I had been into this mindset more anyway but working in a shop reinforces it.</p><p>Granted, I will still pick up a deal when I see one even in lower grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, as Jack stated earlier about quitting his day job to become a dealer it&#039;s NOT a great idea. I hope to start doing shows in the future and will not quit mine that&#039;s for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been given the opportunity to observe a successful dealer at work BEHIND the scenes. I&#039;m watching 42 years of experience at work folks.</p><p>It&#039;s complicated yet simple at times. It does require work and money to work with.</p><p><br /></p><p>In short being at the shop was the highlight of my year in coins and life as far as that goes. ANYTHING I can learn there is a bonus that I hope to use in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>NOW are you guys satisfied? (Jack and Catbert)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Happy New Year to all.</p><p><br /></p><p>clembo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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