Registry Set Value display
DAM
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Just received an email from BJ asking for input about showing coin/set values on the public pages of the Set Registry.
Personally, I would not publicly display the values. Just my preference.
What would you do?
Personally, I would not publicly display the values. Just my preference.
What would you do?
Dan
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One one hand, showing the prices/value gives an immediate indication of how relatively achievable building a set like that would be. It may help viewers better plan how to attack their own registry as well as better appreciate the time and financial sacrifice one has put forward in building 'the' set.
On the other hand, displaying the "$", in my opinion, may take away the primary focus of the set, which is the beauty and quality of the coins themselves. If one really wanted to know the value of the set, it can be looked up in CoinFacts or assumed from the rarity value given for any given year. Besides, "value" is defined differently for different people. Some put a monetary value on it, and some put an emotional or sentimental value on it. Furthermore, for new people, it may seem like a turnoff- basically the person with the most money wins.
On a side note (and admittedly a tangent from the original question), I think it would be cool if the Registry was integrated with social networking sites, like Facebook. So when I update a coin in the registry it automatically posts what I did and what my new ranking is. I know there will probably be many 'Oh brother!' comments on that, but I think it's a great way to share excitement, and possibly generate excitement, amongst people in one's social network- whether they are into numismatics or not. It's about building awareness and sharing.
Just my MS-67 Red two cents.
Jacob
<< <i>I am planning on joining the registry this week. So for someone that is currently on the outside looking in, I have mixed feelings about it.
One one hand, showing the prices/value gives an immediate indication of how relatively achievable building a set like that would be. It may help viewers better plan how to attack their own registry as well as better appreciate the time and financial sacrifice one has put forward in building 'the' set.
On the other hand, displaying the "$", in my opinion, may take away the primary focus of the set, which is the beauty and quality of the coins themselves. If one really wanted to know the value of the set, it can be looked up in CoinFacts or assumed from the rarity value given for any given year. Besides, "value" is defined differently for different people. Some put a monetary value on it, and some put an emotional or sentimental value on it. Furthermore, for new people, it may seem like a turnoff- basically the person with the most money wins.
On a side note (and admittedly a tangent from the original question), I think it would be cool if the Registry was integrated with social networking sites, like Facebook. So when I update a coin in the registry it automatically posts what I did and what my new ranking is. I know there will probably be many 'Oh brother!' comments on that, but I think it's a great way to share excitement, and possibly generate excitement, amongst people in one's social network- whether they are into numismatics or not. It's about building awareness and sharing.
Just my MS-67 Red two cents.
Jacob >>
Jacob, You can already get an idea what it would take to build a collection from the PCGS Price Guide. At the top of the respective page there is an estimated value of a completed set in a particular grade.
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<< <i>I am planning on joining the registry this week. So for someone that is currently on the outside looking in, I have mixed feelings about it.
One one hand, showing the prices/value gives an immediate indication of how relatively achievable building a set like that would be. It may help viewers better plan how to attack their own registry as well as better appreciate the time and financial sacrifice one has put forward in building 'the' set.
On the other hand, displaying the "$", in my opinion, may take away the primary focus of the set, which is the beauty and quality of the coins themselves. If one really wanted to know the value of the set, it can be looked up in CoinFacts or assumed from the rarity value given for any given year. Besides, "value" is defined differently for different people. Some put a monetary value on it, and some put an emotional or sentimental value on it. Furthermore, for new people, it may seem like a turnoff- basically the person with the most money wins.
On a side note (and admittedly a tangent from the original question), I think it would be cool if the Registry was integrated with social networking sites, like Facebook. So when I update a coin in the registry it automatically posts what I did and what my new ranking is. I know there will probably be many 'Oh brother!' comments on that, but I think it's a great way to share excitement, and possibly generate excitement, amongst people in one's social network- whether they are into numismatics or not. It's about building awareness and sharing.
Just my MS-67 Red two cents.
Jacob >>
Jacob, You can already get an idea what it would take to build a collection from the PCGS Price Guide. At the top of the respective page there is an estimated value of a completed set in a particular grade.
this is a great feature!
It would display prices from the PCGS Price Guide.
It's all about the coins......not money.
<< <i>I personally do not care for it, but I have no problem if others choose to utilize it. Frankly, I am not sure why they would. >>
Even if I wanted to list the value, the PCGS price guide values are not even close to what I had to pay for some of my seated coins.
<< <i>I don't think much time was spent on this. The data is already there, it is just a matter of displaying it. >>
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