Question for Greysheet Subscribers…
MrEureka
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For no good reason at all, I’ve often wondered about how the Greysheet should be organized, especially with respect coin show and auction advertisements. Seems to me the coin show and auction ads should all be bunched together in their own sections, or in a single events section. That way, readers could review all of that time sensitive information in one quick swoop, without having to flip through all 130 pages of the magazine when it arrives. I know that would be easier for me, anyway. Then again, perhaps most CDN readers flip through the entire CDN when it arrives, studying every plus and minus sign. And if that’s what most readers are doing, then spreading the ads across the 130 pages would be just as effective. I don’t know, so I’m asking. What’s your routine for dealing with the CDN when it arrives in your mail?
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I don't subscribe any more but when I did, I don't remember ever looking at the ads.
bunch them and they are easier to ignore
That is my guess why they would not do this given it would be easier to skip right over all of them at once (as opposed to seeing at least some when going to some section).
Would be nice to see the ads in the front and back dozen pages of the sheet , with the coins,prices (specifically and exclusively) in the midst.
Then again, I feel the same about most programming , too. Advertisers can have all the “air” time they want. Just don’t mix it with the meat and potatoes, as it were.
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I would skip the ads if they were all in one location. I think it would be a huge business mistake to group them that way.
Imagine if all TV shows had 5 minutes of commercials right in the middle. No one would sit there watching them, they'd get a snack or go to the bathroom or do something else.
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Its getting hard to do that with the regular programming as well 😕
Newspapers follow the same format. Seeding the ads throughout.
Streaming has changed everything. I don't know how traditional media makes any money.
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Advertisement/popup stuff, infomercials it seems
In my daily paper, I skip 99% of the ads. In the CDN I flip through to see if there are any new offers or communication of interest from the advertisers. For example: What is any particular dealer offering or looking for?
I agree that if the ads and show info were bunched, it would all be skipped by most subscribers.
For general/institutional ads, I agree. Most subscribers would skip over an advertising section, so those ads need to be spread out. But coin show and auction ads are a different animal. People who go to coin shows and participate auctions don’t want to miss those ads, and would only be inconvenienced by having them spread out through the magazine. FWIW, Coin World and Numismatic News have show and auction listings, and it seems like the obviously correct way to do things.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
It's still printed? I'd think it would just be online now. I used to get it 20-40 years ago, when it was the go-to pricing guide for dealers. Is it still influential?
It’s a valuable tool for me. I get print and web versions. There’s more depth, of course, to the web version, but often the fastest way to get a price is to pick up the print version, go right to the spot and get what is generally a reliable ballpark value.
If I’m looking for auction records, a tap on the web version gives it to me. In my opinion, they are pricing professionals who do a better job than anyone else that produces a price guide.
I am what one would call, an uneconomic GreySheet subscriber. I thumb through it when I want to look something up, and every now and then, I update the “market value “ columns on my spreadsheets to give me an idea as to what my collection is worth. I have never read it cover to cover.
I actually prefer the old format which was published on a weekly basis. Given the volatility of the gold and now silver prices, the common date coin prices are largely invalid before they are even printed.