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moursund
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I see some topics that look more like trying to start an interesting conversation than simply trying to get an answer. Like this one. :)

Ob coins: why are coin albums so expensive? Relatively small market?

Am

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  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @GRANDAM said:
    Because,,,,,,,,, there is more knowledge here than anywhere else.

    Right... And you can learn cool things from tangential discussion.

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  • GRANDAM
    GRANDAM Posts: 8,785 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I would learn something IF you explained "tangential discussion."

    I could guess pretty close I suspect but have never heard that term used before.

    Yes,,,,, I am a redneck. ;)

    GrandAm :)
  • jayPem
    jayPem Posts: 4,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I like this discussion already 👍

  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @GRANDAM said:
    I would learn something IF you explained "tangential discussion."

    I could guess pretty close I suspect but have never heard that term used before.

    Yes,,,,, I am a redneck. ;)

    Topic goes on a tangent... Related. to original topic, but heads in a new direction.

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  • DNADave
    DNADave Posts: 7,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yes. It’s a discussion forum. Throw it out there and discuss.

    The flow of the comments may drift away from the original topic though, and the forum police will get you.

  • GRANDAM
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    @moursund said:

    @GRANDAM said:
    I would learn something IF you explained "tangential discussion."

    I could guess pretty close I suspect but have never heard that term used before.

    Yes,,,,, I am a redneck. ;)

    Topic goes on a tangent... Related. to original topic, but heads in a new direction.

    There you go,,,,,,, I am now smarter than I was a few minutes ago. ;)

    GrandAm :)
  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ... And on a circular coin a tangent is perpendicular to the radius... The tangents have to at least touch on the coins... Much like the posts in this category ought :smile:

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  • moursund
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    @MFeld said:
    Sometimes, perhaps out of boredom and/or a desire for attention.

    And/or social interaction.

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  • MFeld
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    @moursund said:

    @MFeld said:
    Sometimes, perhaps out of boredom and/or a desire for attention.

    And/or social interaction.

    Absolutely - that can help with boredom.

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  • Steven59
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    @DNADave said:
    { The flow of the comments may drift away from the original topic though, and the forum police will get you. }

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • ms70
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    @Steven59 said:

    @DNADave said:
    { The flow of the comments may drift away from the original topic though, and the forum police will get you. }

    It's usually the forum police that cause the drift.

  • ctf_error_coins
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    The answer to life is so simple.

  • Cougar1978
    Cougar1978 Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This forum is a super conference like the SEC when it comes to experienced coin market / industry players and varied perspectives.

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  • philographer
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  • moursund
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    @ricko said:
    This must be a boring weekend for a lot of people.... I have just been through three threads (two of which I just closed... no comment) that are nothing more than circuitous jibber jabber.... and it looks like this may head in the same non-direction. Cheers, RickO

    ok, but there was a real question in the original post. Do coin albums seem 'expensive'? I'm surprised it costs $25 for something made of cardboard.

    am

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  • TurtleCat
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    Well, it’s not like this discussion hasn’t come up before… lol

    I have seen it in every forum. It just is what it is. I think some of it is ignorance of those other places to look for answers, the feeling that they will get a better answer than they will, the forum software search is not user friendly or helpful (the one on this board isn’t very friendly), etc.

    People are people. Why does my coworker ask me a question for something they could easily look up in the corporate wiki? Convenience and they think they’ll get the answer faster than me. At least until I ignore them for an hour since it isn’t important…

  • keets
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    I have just been through three threads (two of which I just closed... no comment) that are nothing more than circuitous jibber jabber.

    Penny once accused Sheldon of jibber-jabbering about jibber-jabber. :)

  • rec78
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    @moursund said:
    I see some topics that look more like trying to start an interesting conversation than simply trying to get an answer. Like this one. :)

    Ob coins: why are coin albums so expensive? Relatively small market?

    Am

    Why are coins so expensive?

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  • rec78
    rec78 Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Some answers are better then others.

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  • CoinHoarder
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    edited August 29, 2021 5:56PM
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    .

  • Smudge
    Smudge Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    It may take a while, but you usually get the right answer here.

  • Lazybones
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    This forum is just one of a plethora of resources at our fingertips. One would be foolish not to make good use of it in both the interrogative and the sharing of wisdom.

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  • BillyKingsley
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    I have to think some people like to see a large number on their post count.

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  • thisistheshow
    thisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Coin albums, at least used ones, can be found for a good price if you look hard enough.

  • RichieURich
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    Maybe because they want the right answers.

    An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

  • ernie11
    ernie11 Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If I have a simple factual question whose answer can be found elsewhere, I don't bother people here, I go look for it. But if I have a question that involves tapping into collectors' experiences, this is the place to ask.

  • MasonG
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    @moursund said:
    ok, but there was a real question in the original post. Do coin albums seem 'expensive'?

    No.

    @moursund said:
    I'm surprised it costs $25 for something made of cardboard.

    Nothing is stopping anyone from manufacturing, marketing and selling albums for less. Except maybe the possibility there's not enough profit to be made to make doing so worthwhile.

  • jmlanzaf
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    @moursund said:

    @ricko said:
    This must be a boring weekend for a lot of people.... I have just been through three threads (two of which I just closed... no comment) that are nothing more than circuitous jibber jabber.... and it looks like this may head in the same non-direction. Cheers, RickO

    ok, but there was a real question in the original post. Do coin albums seem 'expensive'? I'm surprised it costs $25 for something made of cardboard.

    am

    It has to be archival cardboard. And the $25 ones are also die cut with windows. Whitman blue books are $5 and "made of cardboard".

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

  • WAYNEAS
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    @CoinHoarder said:
    .

    This may be a "tangential discussion". lol
    I seriously would like to know what the significance of leaving a single period as a post is or means.
    Thanks
    Wayne

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  • MetroD
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    @WAYNEAS said:

    @CoinHoarder said:
    .

    This may be a "tangential discussion". lol
    I seriously would like to know what the significance of leaving a single period as a post is or means.
    Thanks
    Wayne

    I have done this too.

    You post something. Then, for whatever reason, you want to retract it.
    Unfortunately, you cannot delete the entire post, just edit it.
    So, you replace the original text with a single character (e.g., a period).

  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @jmlanzaf said:

    @moursund said:

    @ricko said:
    This must be a boring weekend for a lot of people.... I have just been through three threads (two of which I just closed... no comment) that are nothing more than circuitous jibber jabber.... and it looks like this may head in the same non-direction. Cheers, RickO

    ok, but there was a real question in the original post. Do coin albums seem 'expensive'? I'm surprised it costs $25 for something made of cardboard.

    am

    It has to be archival cardboard. And the $25 ones are also die cut with windows. Whitman blue books are $5 and "made of cardboard".

    Yeah... I expect that they could be made in great volume at much lower cost, but there just isn't that big a market.

    Somebody mentioned to me that good used albums can often be found at LCS. Good idea.

    am

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  • asheland
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    I like the older PCGS holders...

    Just thought I'd add that to the discussion. :D

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  • micotu
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    Why are coins?

  • moursund
    moursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @asheland said:
    I like the older PCGS holders...

    Just thought I'd add that to the discussion. :D

    I like the future PCGS holders...

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  • WAYNEAS
    WAYNEAS Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @MetroD said:

    @WAYNEAS said:

    @CoinHoarder said:
    .

    This may be a "tangential discussion". lol
    I seriously would like to know what the significance of leaving a single period as a post is or means.
    Thanks
    Wayne

    I have done this too.

    You post something. Then, for whatever reason, you want to retract it.
    Unfortunately, you cannot delete the entire post, just edit it.
    So, you replace the original text with a single character (e.g., a period).

    Thank you.
    I just left a smiley face.
    Wayne

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  • TwoSides2aCoin
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    I apologized to a customer , the other day. He has been to the shop a few times. He has never bought or sold. He is nice enough. I lost my patience and just flat out asked : " do you just come here to talk because you're lonely ? We finally did a deal. That's my answer for this thread. Loneliness.

  • ColonelJessup
    ColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    .> @micotu said:

    Why are coins?

    Remarkable insight for someone with under 100 posts B)

    Because... :/

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  • MasonG
    MasonG Posts: 7,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "Why are coins?"

    Why not?

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    Why are coins? To be or not to be 🤓

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  • ColonelJessup
    ColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Numis ergo sum?

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  • 1630Boston
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    The whys and wherefores of these questions do not need to be explained.
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