<< <i>There sure are some wild imaginations here, thinking they have it all figured out and dreaming up all kinds of motives as to what they think my motive is in talking about this, like I have a motive lol...mind readers. It's become interesting to see how minds can spin a tale to which they have no clue what a simple comment was about. Play on. I'm done.
Thanks to those who simply answered the question posed and didn't feel they needed to pile on to what has become a comedy of assinine comments. >>
You also spelled asinine wrong..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Most stuff I watch are BIN auctions. Don't need them right away so I just watch them til I do. I don't see why someone would complain about watchers anyway. It lets potential buyers know others are interested and may push them to bid faster.
For the same reasons that house-for-sale penniless lookie-loos go to open house events on weekends, or freeway accident gawkers slow down traffic, i.e., curiosity for one or more reasons.
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Watching is free If you ever go to a live auction there are a lot of people there "watching". Sometimes they bid sometimes they don't. A lot of people go to a coin show and look.
<< <i>I will watch several of the same thing and then compare
Some people watch because they have the same type of coin and want to see what they really sell for.
Honestly not being a smart arse, but have you ever heard of completed listings? It will save you all the time you spend watching and you can go right to what it is actually selling for. >>
Sometimes there can be a lot of completed listings in that area and rather then note very specific search terms, it can be easier to just watch it. (i.e., a generic buff nickel, but has a very strong strike and you are curious if it goes for a premium)
Also, people in generally are very inefficient and irrational. This seems to be very, very mild in that regard.
I avoid putting eBay listings in my watch list as much as possible. I just copy and paste the listing URL in to my browser bookmarks. You'll never know I'm watching. Only the shadow knows. Muahahahahaha! I've even placed marker bids with auctionsniper, in which case you'll never know I'm watching then either.
If I don't keep my finger on the pulse or my powder dry , well Mister…. I just ain't ready. So , ASSuming, there's nothing wrong with using vigilance to guide one's steps in preparedness for any rise or fall (as investment and commodities relate), maybe one just seeks understanding. (speculating on the psychology of Keets' "WHY") Again, the study itself (of coins or the market), is a study. And OUR curiosity leads the market to us or us away from the market.
Similar to WHY do people slow down and look at accidents , and WHY do the police , fire trucks and ambulances block our view when we drive up on them ?
Why not just ?
In the old days, people used to go to the market. And even there, we (collectively) sniff around a lot more than we actually "buy". And that's human nature.
But as coins are concerned, U.S. coins are a bargain under $5 to avid collectors and hobbyists. Lest we insult the students.
Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect. So, practice being nobody.
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<< <i>There sure are some wild imaginations here, thinking they have it all figured out and dreaming up all kinds of motives as to what they think my motive is in talking about this, like I have a motive lol...mind readers.
It's become interesting to see how minds can spin a tale to which they have no clue what a simple comment was about. Play on. I'm done.
Thanks to those who simply answered the question posed and didn't feel they needed to pile on to what has become a comedy of assinine comments. >>
You also spelled asinine wrong..
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
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I need to keep current on pricing trends and there are no true price guide for errors.
<< <i>Some people watch because they have the same type of coin and want to see what they really sell for. >>
That's mostly why I watch.
<< <i>I will watch several of the same thing and then compare
Some people watch because they have the same type of coin and want to see what they really sell for.
Honestly not being a smart arse, but have you ever heard of completed listings? It will save you all the time you spend watching and you can go right to what it is actually selling for. >>
Sometimes there can be a lot of completed listings in that area and rather then note very specific search terms, it can be easier to just watch it. (i.e., a generic buff nickel, but has a very strong strike and you are curious if it goes for a premium)
Also, people in generally are very inefficient and irrational. This seems to be very, very mild in that regard.
Muahahahahaha!
I've even placed marker bids with auctionsniper, in which case you'll never know I'm watching then either.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.american-legacy-coins.com
My theory -
When the number of views is 7 to 10 times the number of watchers, it's going to sell soon for the BIN price, just my experience.
I think Sheldon covered this on the Big Bang Theory a few years ago.
Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect. So, practice being nobody.
Similar to WHY do people slow down and look at accidents , and WHY do the police , fire trucks and ambulances block our view when we drive up on them ?
Why not just ?
In the old days, people used to go to the market. And even there, we (collectively) sniff around a lot more than we actually "buy". And that's human nature.
But as coins are concerned, U.S. coins are a bargain under $5 to avid collectors and hobbyists. Lest we insult the students.
Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect. So, practice being nobody.