MY two biggest personal dislikes in the hobby...
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1)When a buyer of a coin tells me how much over some guide price, he will pay.
2)When a seller of a coin tells me how much below some guide price he will sell the coin for.
After all these years I finally understand that it's all good and I'm the problem.
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My two dislikes:
Too many coins
Not enough money
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My biggest dislike is when I resell a coin and I lose money.
1) Dishonesty.
2) Soft flips that damage coins.
Very seldom getting to CRH half dollars for face value as my closest bank and credit union (remember I don't drive) very seldom have them
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Also, 2a) why are soft flips even sold any more? They should be banned by the hobby.
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
There are situations where they are useful.
Nobody is forced to use them.
No, they are never “useful”, not even “temporarily”. Why deposit a ticking PVC time bomb on a coin that turns in the holder some day?
And yeah, nobody is forcing me to use DDT on my tomatoes either, but it is still banned.
Worthless CACs stickers.
Taco Bell toned gutter metal (silver). RGDS!
That is incorrect, but whatever. If you can't see a use for them, then don't.
Using the word “Gemmy” and making up varieties because your too lazy to educate yourself.
DDT is still used outside of the US.
I use them to hold coins in capsules for inventory and shipping. Mylar well break. Coin never touches the soft flip and it is only for temporary storage.
Ok when I find a great coin and show it off and everyone likes it! Then I go so sell it and it has all sorts of problems like wrong holder, no sticker, wrong sticker!!
My two dislikes:
Cat hair and crumbs in pictures of coins people post!
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
Having MS67 taste on an MS63 budget.
Viewing somebody’s ugly digits when showing pics of a coin. Ewhhh! I think I’m going to be sick!!
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Things I hate:
1- When someone sells there coin and doesn't remove it from the registry
2-Coins without CAC stickers
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I hate when people don't know the difference between "their" and "there".
I hate average meh coins that are grossly overpriced just because they have a CAC sticker.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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1 - The need to win the lottery
2 - Not winning the lottery
I find it distracting when a person does not know that he should put a period inside a quotation mark, but hey, I don’t hate him for it.
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The worst:
1) Highly deceptive counterfeits
2) Sellers who knowingly sell counterfeits not described as such
I avoid all the things I dislike. When there is a coin I must have and the price is reasonable, I buy it. I really like that.
"Crusty" is worse IMO. Whenever someone describes a coin as "crusty", I imagine a now hardened and soiled pair of underwear.
1) Blast white slabbed F to XF silver coins, blecch!
2) Ebay sellers that juice their images by turning up the juice knobs to 11.
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I love the coins it's just the people that have them that I have a problem with sometimes.
1) my number one gripe is when people do not list prices on their coins.
2) my next compliant is when people don't list prices on there coins and refer you to another website so that you have to hunt for the price.
3) my biggest and last B#### is when people refer you to a website to view their coins and find out what the price is, but they have a disclaimer that basically says beware this is not a safe site, go to the site at your own risk.
4) sorry, I had a fourth gripe but I just fell off my soapbox and I can't remember what it was.
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Really?
I love some of them because if CAC passes on a good coin, it means you can buy it for less.
I had been looking for an affordable example of the 1795 Draped Bust Dollar with the bust entered too far to the left for many years. A dealer had one in a PCGS VF-35 holder that was dead on for the grade. He had a lower price on it because there was no sticker. I've seen coins that were not as nice in EF holders.
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in no particular order...
1) overpriced modern coins
2) people that will hem and haw about how your coin is AU and has so many flaws, but then market it as "Gem BU"
3) peope that negotiate every penny out of you, but when you try to buy from them there is never any room and you're insulting them by even asking
4) people expressing interest, discussing a purchase, and then saying they don't have the money lol
5)-50) do not recall right now
Mine:
1) Not enough coin-shows (in my area anyway)
2) Dishonest coin-show dealers
The guy who posts photos of miniscule impairments of coins on the humor page, and then uses his huge imagination to tell us what they are.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
The use of the term rainbow when the coin is several shades of the same ugly.
Staples.
Hmmm.....biggest dislikes, eh? Not significant enough to mention. I am a fanboy for the hobby!
"Got a flaming heart, can't get my fill"
Dishonesty and greed.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Unquestionably PVC flips. They have been the biggest headache for me in my collecting journey.
Finding a coin I really like only to realize its over graded.
For me it's always been the dealer who's your best friend in a soft market, then can't remember your name in a hot market.
Commems and Early Type
Here's a variation on that.
Finding a coin I really like only to find that a dealer has it who constantly over charges for what he has. They are out there. I don't know how they survive.
i hate everything
Dealers/collectors who are full of themselves and are condescending. A stuffed shirt that thinks their 💩don’t stink and act as if they are more important than what they really are. These tend to be the ones that forget where they came from. Unless they were born with a silver spoon in their mouth.
Coin shows that charge $2 admission for a 4 dealer “show”.
The cable shopping network can be entertaining at times. One night I almost fell out of my chair laughing when one of the "experts," who is more like a carnival barker, told "the marks" that Platinum plated State Quarters were "a great investment."
Dealer who have to pull out and check the CDN for a coin in a box of 2x2 circulated coins. Mark or code the coin holder so don,t have to bother asking about the price
How many such shows have you attended?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I really don't like when people call me out for my grammar ........
People that "Assume" that CAC coins are overpriced!
Mike
My Indians
Danco Set
I don't like it when people don't know how to properly use an ellipsis.
Oh wait, I must have taken a wrong turn, how did accidentally login to the spelling and grammar forum.
Thank you all for the grammar lesson, I feel so much smarter now
I think now I can pursue that fairly priced CAC coin that I've been looking at
Mike
My Indians
Danco Set
Not just eBay sellers. PCGS Trueview does this as well.