Collecting Idea, Not Sure If It's New.

Question for TBone:


Are you selling the 1803 Half Dollar you have listed as one of your own using the ebay name of Blutosports, on ebay?


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As a matter of fact, after a closer look, Blutosports seems to be selling a few of YOUR coins.

This makes me wonder what's going on...

Really? Instead of this being a unique direction you're taking your collection, what I now see is a thinly-veiled advertisement for your ebay sales. This does not make me happy.

@ SsuperDdave, I really wasn't trying to advertise my ebay sales, only brought it up because someone asked about it. I use ebay as a way to potentially upgrade my coins, not so much to pocket the profit. If a coin doesn't sell it stays in my collection. If it sells I use the proceeds to either replace it or look for another coin that fits my interests. Isn't that a pretty common way for any of us to fund a collection? I'm sure many here only save up for a coin they want, purchase it and never plan to sell it. For me I try not to let myself get so in love with any of my coins that I just could never part with it. I think of it as my collection that I'm entertaining offers on at pretty much all times.

I really in no way was trying to use this thread to promote my ebay sales, just to discuss the direction I'd recently taken on coins I'd want to look for.

I guess what it comes down to is how we each define collection. For me my collection is fairly fluid. For others I guess it's pretty common to keep coins they are selling and coins they are keeping completely separate. I just don't do that yet at this point.

I am a person who thinks of their collection as separate from the coins I would sell but the OP never mentioned the coins were for sale until he was asked directly. For the prices he is asking for the majority, I believe his explanation about how he views HIS collection is honest. If it ever came to it,there is only 1 coin (of many hundreds) that I wouldn't EVER part with from my collection. Nice coins Tbone.

Tbone, I've been looking through your ebay page and frankly it's amazing. I truly wish I could afford to obtain some of the coins you have for sale.
I think I may not have truly understood what the original OP was about. You are still collecting? but just place what you have duplicates or lesser quality coins on your auctions? Is this correct?
My point was only that if I was able to have coins such as these I wouldn't even be able to contemplate selling them. Obviously you do very well with your sales, the quality is fantastic and I looked through EVERY one you have up for sale over the last few hours.
You've got astounding coins for sale, I wish I was able to purchase ALL of them. Good luck with them.

Darth, that looks like a great set up. I think we will be trying one, the dome is a lot more and with the one you posted it appears that have changeable backgrounds which has been an issue with me going from silver to copper and the lighting differences. Thanks for that link!

By the way I ordered one of the Nimbus Cloud Domes for Smartphones. I'll post some pictures once it arrives

http://www.clouddome.com/store/nimb...ud-dome.html

Interesting, that looks like it would work well.