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I can feel that pain from here.   |
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Yeah, jbuck. It is akin to seeing a Crush walking arm-in-arm with someone else. That twinge of disappointment. Ouch! I will, however, get over it...as soon as my eye is caught by a new "love"!
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A great analogy. I wish you the beast of luck on your search!  |
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Sometimes it's good to vent - there will be others, but the wait hurts as well. Unlike your situation, quite a few excellent opportunities were missed that were completely my fault. Always the cheapskate, I've come across great deals on some excellent examples of coins, only to try to negotiate better price. The only pic I have is one of Nero that was offered for sale for about $45. Not the greatest example, but well within my budget.   But I've lost New and Old style Athena Tetradrachms in VF-XF condition for under $175 a piece, rare Romans, like Quietus and Macrianus for dirt cheap - the list goes on and on. I've gotta learn how to close a great deal fast.  Edited by travelcoin
04/19/2024 10:13 pm
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I think you were fortunate in not picking that Nero.
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I think you were fortunate in not picking that Nero. paid more for a worse example. |
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IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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We often hear about buyer's remorse...but non-buyer's remorse can be just as painful. I sympathize, travelcoin. Really do. When I am faced with the threat of buyers-remorse I side with inspiration. Does the coin "speak to me"? I guess it depends on your focus. I have learned to keep my focus narrow. Which certainly helps me stick to my limited budget. Quote:
Never fear, heritage has 13 Aeolis, Myrina Tets coming up for sale Thanks, numismatic. *facewash* Just what I need: new fixations! |
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I hate to pile on here, but I put a bid in on this one the other day, and of course lost. I underbid and it went for a steal of a deal. So my bidding skills still need much improvement. However, Greeks are not my area, so I'll get over it soon enough. It's a beauty though.  Edited by travelcoin
04/24/2024 7:33 pm
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I hate to pile on here, but I put a bid in on this one the other day, and of course lost. I underbid and it went for a steal of a deal.  Quote:
However, Greeks are not my area, so I'll get over it soon enough. It's a beauty though. |
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Always be willing to bid one tick above your max -- it helps avoid that "what if" feeling (sometimes). I've had a few in my specialization that got away, but I made sure the other person paid dearly  . There's always someone with more money than you -- or someone more willing to overpay than you -- so all you can do is know a piece's value to you and pursue it to that end. I'm sure I'm not the only person who was an underbidder who picked it up later for a cheaper price! Edited by samoth
04/25/2024 5:51 pm
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There's always someone with more money than you -- or someone more willing to overpay than you -- so all you can do is know a piece's value to you and pursue it to that end. Wise words, samoth. Wise words! I guess the bidding game is no place for a 'Discount Doublecheck'! |
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I guess the bidding game is no place for a 'Discount Doublecheck'! Funny way to put it, but true.  |
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I guess the bidding game is no place for a 'Discount Doublecheck'!  |
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I know this is not the right forum for it but I thought I would just mention I lost out on an unlisted Japanese early Meiji pattern yen during the Norman Jacobs collection. I was willing to bid above the estimate but the bids just kept going higher and higher and it was just too rich for my blood. I also lost out on an ebay batch lot of old 5 franc coins that included what I suspected was an 1861 proof which would have completed my Napoleon III series :( That was heartbreaking because it included a bunch of other rare ones so whilst I could have just about justified the expense of the proof alone, the cost of the other coins meant I just couldn't pull the trigger... I know I could have sold them later but anyway it was just too much for coins for me :( Edited by manosgerms
04/26/2024 11:39 pm
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