Flipping the Switch
MidLifeCrisis
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I realize we're all different; we control our collecting urges differently.
I'm obsessive. If something interests me, whether it's coin collecting or something else, I jump in completely. It consumes me. Until I flip the switch and move on to something else. I almost always come back though.
I collected coins with this obsessive mentality from about 2005 until about a year and a half ago, when a few significant events happened that caused me to decide to sell my collection. I sold everything and was happy with that decision. About a year later I decided to start collecting again. But now I'm not nearly as obsessive and I find it much easier to flip the switch; to stop for a while and move on to other interests. I think this is a direct result of going through the sale of my collection and living without coins for a year.
I know other forum members take extended breaks from the hobby. For a long time I couldn't. Now I see that it's healthy to flip the switch occasionally.
I'm obsessive. If something interests me, whether it's coin collecting or something else, I jump in completely. It consumes me. Until I flip the switch and move on to something else. I almost always come back though.
I collected coins with this obsessive mentality from about 2005 until about a year and a half ago, when a few significant events happened that caused me to decide to sell my collection. I sold everything and was happy with that decision. About a year later I decided to start collecting again. But now I'm not nearly as obsessive and I find it much easier to flip the switch; to stop for a while and move on to other interests. I think this is a direct result of going through the sale of my collection and living without coins for a year.
I know other forum members take extended breaks from the hobby. For a long time I couldn't. Now I see that it's healthy to flip the switch occasionally.
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a big part as to whether the switch is on or off
Steve
Im a person with too many hobbies
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
njcc
<< <i>My multiple hobbies ensure I do not become jaded in any one area...... a lot of time shooting/training this year. Metal detecting is calling again (cache hunter, and a few leads have surfaced). Spelunking about done here for the year. Marble collecting has been quiet. Cheers, RickO >>
I started looking at marbles recently. Odd ...
But I suffer from the same aflliction as the OP. All in, or all out, and the venue changes from time to time.
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Was so exciting starting the B & M business back in 2008, but after 5 years of un safe conditions, lack of retail coin customers(real collectors), called it quits. Had some good years in the gold /silver buying business, but I enjoy now doing what I want, going to shows , and internet biz. Still miss being down at the shop certain days when neat stuff would come in, but not days of doing nothing but sitting around.
My old shop has turned into a pawn type shop , no coins for sale, nothing coming in, but hoodlums with electronics, and god knows what from where.
This can cause stress, too.
People have said to me, "you must be one of them pawn stars ".
That's when I say, "no , I'm certified in a couple of things, but pawn starring ain't one of them".
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