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rickp said....
I collect coins for the joy of coins.I hope that the people who
cheated to received more than set get their big bucks on e-bay.
I didn't have my mother,in-laws,father,sisters,or brothers order for
me.Buying more than one set or trying to buy more set remined me of
Bernie Madoff.
WOW !....

........ummm.......well.....little ole me had my mother try for one and succeeded. And so, I now have "two" (of which I'm SO overjoyed to own !) But they aren't going up for sale on
ebay.....I've never sold a coin in my LIFE, and certainly not on
ebay. But those who "do" partake in trying to "profit" off of selling coin materials isn't "wrong" at all.....I don't do it.....but it isn't bad behavior to find ways to make extra money.
I get doubles and triples of Sets whenever I can for a couple of different reasons. The primary one is, that 30-40 years from now when I'm around my fathers age or older, and I have very little in savings......no 401K plan......no nest egg of any kind......health problems and health care that come with old age equals money......no social security left (or whatever IS there, doesn't help enough).....blowing the motor on my vehicle when I'm 76 years old and have no money, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. etc .etc etc etc. etc. etc etc etc etc etc etc..........were it to be like this for "me", that at
THAT point in my life in the distant future, I
MIGHT be able to supplement some bills/needs/cost at that time with some of these "doubles and triples" of "coin material" that I have.
Other ideas for having two or more of something is "gifting" them to my Nephew or my near future step-daughter, or selling a few "doubles or triples" of things to pay for a honeymoon/wedding........or an anniversary......you know......that kind of stuff.
So, one shouldn't breathe fire on folks who find ways to order more than "one per household" of a coin item, and call them Bernie Maddoff !.........Dude.....that ain't right my friend !
Edited by eaglefoot
11/03/2009 1:22 pm