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Is there any alternative to selling a set, when you find that a few dates can never be located, or u
TahoeDale
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I see that there are some very nice Lincolns going up for auction soon. I also remember comments by the owners that it is time to sell, as upragdes have become impossible, and to end the frustration, selling is the answer.
While I am sure the owners will continue in collecting, perhaps type, or another series, why can't the set just be put aside, for posterity, and/or sale in 20 years(time periods will vary with age of collector).
Possible reasons:
1. Additional funds may be necessary to go into another series
2. The frosting is off the cake--ie, I'm tired of looking at the copper/silver/gold. I want to concentrate on something different.
3. I'm maturing into an older series, and have the confidence to begin a new series.
4. It's the hunt, and the hunt is over when the series is as complete as I can get it.
Who would tend to be against a sale, and try to keep a completed set for years after the final coin is added?
While I am sure the owners will continue in collecting, perhaps type, or another series, why can't the set just be put aside, for posterity, and/or sale in 20 years(time periods will vary with age of collector).
Possible reasons:
1. Additional funds may be necessary to go into another series
2. The frosting is off the cake--ie, I'm tired of looking at the copper/silver/gold. I want to concentrate on something different.
3. I'm maturing into an older series, and have the confidence to begin a new series.
4. It's the hunt, and the hunt is over when the series is as complete as I can get it.
Who would tend to be against a sale, and try to keep a completed set for years after the final coin is added?
TahoeDale
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If I ever felt stymied, I'd start/continue a different set while still working on the increasingly difficult first set.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
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It's a numbers game, at least in the registry sets. If you have a top pop coin ( and won't sell ), the person behind you stays behind you. That person has gone as far as he can go. Because of the inactivity in set building, you start to lose interest and the set becomes expendable.
That's my take on it, brother.
Otherwise the other alternative to selling is keeping UNLESS you really need the money.
<< <i>Why would one even start a set that he knows can't be completed? >>
Because often, the sets which cannot (whether actually or practically) be completed will still be a whole lot more interesting than those that can. (Actually this has nothing to do with registry sets and may in fact be completely wrong when applied to such a way of collecting.)
Ed. S.
(EJS)