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Longacre

I am curious about this from a dealer's perspective. Personally, in my job, the tax law changes almost every day. I constantly get bombarded with new cases, technical updates, proposed legislation, etc., such that whenever an email comes to me with new information, I think to myself, "oh great; more work to do and less time to post messages on the PCGS boards."

As a collector, I wait with anticipation for a new auction catalog to come out. The highlight of a long drive home from work is opening up the mailbox and seeing a new auction catalog deftly bent and stuffed into the box by my lazy mailman. I enjoy envelopes that have ANR written on them just as much as the ones with FHM.

However, as a dealer, what are your thoughts when new auction catalogs come out? Although it is your livelihood, do you see the catalogs as "more work to do", or as something that is somewhat fun and exciting? Also, does it depend on the catalog? I assume it is much tougher to comb through one auction firm's infamous "telephone books" loaded with widgets, than it is to go through one of the boutique firm's offerings. Any thoughts?

RYK

I would guess "more work".

Pistareen

When I get an ANR auction catalogue in the mail, only one word can describe it.

Anticlimactic.

Now when I get a FedEx box full of stuff to work on for the NEXT sale, that's when the excitement starts!

JadeRareCoin

More work for me. I just don't get excited, unless it is a catalog for a landmark sale, such as the Ford sales recently, or the Logan sale, for example.