The top 10 characteristics of a serious collector.
TwoSides2aCoin
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1) The cost of his coins is secondary to the quality in his collection.
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<< <i>1) The cost of his coins is secondary to the quality in his collection.
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I agree with #2 though #10
12 year old filling out an album from circulation for fun.
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K
<< <i>#4....Forgoes buying a new shirt, or music CD because it cuts into his "coin money". >>
Forgoes the shirt UNLESS it is a Tommy Bahama...
<< <i>1) The cost of his coins is secondary to the quality in his collection.
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I think that develops as the collector's time in collecting matures. My local B&M guy says he notices this with new customers/collectors that stay with it. They start out buying circulated widgets and over time start buying nicer and nicer coins.
Positive BST Transactions (buyers and sellers): wondercoin, blu62vette, BAJJERFAN, privatecoin, blu62vette, AlanLastufka, privatecoin
#1 1951 Bowman Los Angeles Rams Team Set
#2 1980 Topps Los Angeles Rams Team Set
#8 (and climbing) 1972 Topps Los Angeles Rams Team Set
<< <i>does not flip/sell arbitrarily/speculate.... >>
IMO the above makes a collector a better collector knowledge wise. Accumalators of course would not do ANY of the above.
Ken