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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Hello friends, I received some hard news today that my (supposedly secure) job has been "budget cut". Cutting to the chase, this was pretty poor timing and thus it's time to say goodbye to the side projects to free up some capital as a safety net. I am hoping to keep my core projects (the Indo Sassanians and Roman Imperials) intact, but I am probably letting half to three quarters go. Before I take what I can get on ebay, is there anyone here who is in the market for anything in particular? |
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Moderator
 United States
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Ah that is a bummer. The job market seems pretty strong right now (at least for technical positions) so hopefully you will land on your feet fairly quickly. Maybe consider taking a few deep breaths before undertaking a fire sale?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1696 Posts |
I'm sorry to hear about that. No fun at all.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
I'm sorry to hear this too. Keep your best and sell the rest!
Things will come around for you.
I was just looking at Taras, son of Poseidon riding on a dolphin coins.
Anything nice enough was quite "salty" though if you'll pardon the pun.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Really sorry to hear this, Steve. Best wishes.
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
Very sorry to hear that, I had to do that one time and it was very hard to part with some long time collections. Hope you get back up on your feet again soon.
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Valued Member
United States
83 Posts |
That is really tough. Good luck.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1269 Posts |
I am sorry this has happened and I hope you get back on your feet very quickly.
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United States
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I am sorry to hear that. Quote:
Maybe consider taking a few deep breaths before undertaking a fire sale? Give it a few weeks/months thought before you sell. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Give it a few weeks/months thought before you sell. Yeah ,your all tense and nervous right now . Give yourself some time to think things out , you might not even have to sell your collection at all . When one door closes , another one opens .  |
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
We have the same sentence in Spain: "When God Closes a door, he opens a window".
I expect that this will be only a short interval
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6130 Posts |
Thanks for the kind words, all I am not planning on selling *everything* unless/until I absolutely must. I did buy a considerable number of coins specifically as an investment or to flip, so those are going for sure. Ditto with the lower grade Greek bronzes I don't look at, and the handful of medieval coins that don't really "fit" my collection. I also have a lot of Western Satrap drachms I had bought specifically to ID and sell, and I had always planned on downsizing my Indo Sassanians to just my favorite pieces when I was done with the write-up. At any rate, I'm focused on a contingency plan first and foremost at present. I'll have a lot more spare time to take stock and make decisions soon though. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm so sorry to hear this Steve. I was getting excited that you were starting to show better grade material, and now it sounds like a setback. I hope things work out for you.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I feel for you man, I've been there and it is not fun,but it'll all work out at the end,job market is stronger than it was few years back when I lost mine , so hopefully you'll land another job sooner rather than later.I also suggest to hold on to your favorites, I did eventually end up dipping into my coins but not until $ got really tough!best of luck.
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Moderator
United States
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and the handful of medieval coins that don't really "fit" my collection. If/when you decide to move these, please pm me with a list. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If/when you decide to move these, please pm me with a list. Will do. What areas and date ranges are you looking for? Probably the most interesting to you (which I had always intended to sell anyway) was that bracteate pfennig I found in a lot a few months back. |
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Posted 03/22/2017 8:58 pm
