Interesting Scott Travers article....."Analyzing Collectors By Type" (Edited to add additi

joejeweler

I found this interesting article on a recent Google.com search for info on another post, and thought it might be of interest to others.

Scott Travers article on "Analyzing Collectors by Type"

Edited to add!
The "Mother Lode" of additional coin related reading material:

Additional Scott Travers Articles

JamminJ

Thanks for the link, that was pretty interesting and seems pretty accurate to me. I think I'm, somewhere between "Casual" and "Mainstream," but hopefilly I can move further into the mainstream with time.

-JamminJ

joejeweler

Hi JamminJ........i've gravitated more to the serious collector side of things........and my bank account shows it!

nwcs

According to this criteria, I'd be a mainstream collector with a bit of serious. But the more I get into this hobby, the more I almost want to go back to casual.

cladking

Thanks for the link. It's a great article and a pretty good site.

Flash

I think I definitely qualify as a member of the "Mainstream" category of collectors.

lordmarcovan

That's a great article. Thanks. Scott Travers is my favorite numismatic author by far. I got to attend one of his seminars at the last Orlando FUN show. That was a treat, though Mr. Travers reaches me more effectively in print than he did in person. I guess that was because the presentation was aimed a bit at more novice collectors. Wish I'd had a chance to talk more with him. I got to sit three feet away from him in the front row, but after he spoke, he got mobbed, so there was no time for chat.

joejeweler

Hi......for those who might have missed my edit of the original post, i've added a listing of more coin related reading material by Scott Travers. I found it on the original link, and i'm set for awhile!

Here it is also, for those of you with a little time on your hands and a hankering to get your coin reading "fix"!

Additional Scott Travers Articles

lordmarcovan

<< <i>According to this criteria, I'd be a mainstream collector with a bit of serious. But the more I get into this hobby, the more I almost want to go back to casual. >>



Same here.

ursabear

I'm mainstream with splashes of serious (coin collector, that is).

Nice article - thank you for sharing. I like his interesting essay portions about nurturing collectors from certain areas.

michael

a great site thanks for the heads up

sincerely michael

shirohniichan

Scott Travers is the guy who sang "Boom, Boom Out Goes the Lights," right?

construct

I suppose I fit somewhere between casual and mainstream in this article. I spend money filling holes in circulated grades and pay attention to increasing values in my "better" coins. However, my "projects" tend to be as tight as my budget. I educate myself and pass up a fair number of temptations to make sure I get my money's worth.

I figure, even though I don't spend money like the serious collectors, I can still get some neat stuff and learn a lot with the circulated grades. And knowing what to avoid will keep me from getting scaped up financially in the process.

dddangerousdan

I'd say I am mainstream on a casual budget. I know what to look for , what is good , and what to avoid. But when I find "the" coin I often can,t afford it

DAN

construct

You said it, dddangerousdan!

Askari

I'm sure Travers meant well, but I think he's mis-named the "serious collectors." I think -- no, I'm sure -- there are very "serious" mainstream collectors. Just to make it simple, think of someone like Conder101. I think he fits the bill, but I doubt he spends megabucks on his slab collection. His project is very focussed, he's mostly "self-educated," and actually a pretty private guy. We've had discussions here in the past on the difference between whether one considers himself or herself to be a "collector" or a "numismatist" and I think you can subdivide Travers' "mainstream" into those two. Deep pockets is not the deciding factor ... although it's of particular significance to dealers!! I think a better term for his "serious collectors" is perhaps "high-roller collectors" -- which themselves can be subdivided into "investors" ("money-parkers," really, who aren't all that interested in coins, per se, as balancing out their portfolio), "investor-collectors" (who are serious collectors, but with a strong eye toward building a collection of choice coins that will appreciate), "'top-shelf' numismatists" (who can afford a dedicated love of the higher-end coins), and "project managers" (the type Travers ascribes as "serious collectors" for whom the chase -- project -- is the name of the game and completion of the goal is time to move on to a new project -- which may have nothing to do with numismatics).