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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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Rest in Peace
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So you were out-bid?  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good for Ian. I just love Great Collections.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hmmmm.....if GC can afford coins like this, MAYBE they could afford to lower their buyer's premiums.  |
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Russell charges half of what Heritage and Stacks charge. You should be directing your complaints at them, but why would they care? Their business is booming while money is easy.
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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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Hear, hear. Ian is one of the hardest-working people I know. He has built a unique business model into a hugely successful company in a very competitive industry. More power (and money) to him.
Edited by Coinfrog
12/03/2021 5:53 pm
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It's just between what Ian exhibited at ANA WFoM, what he bought the next month and this, it's one HECK of a start on his box of 20 1933 $20 Saint 1804 Silver Dollar (two) 1894-S Barber dime1913 Liberty V nickel1794 Flowing Hair dollar 1861 Paquet Double Eagle -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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I've called GreatCollections before on a Sunday afternoon and had Ian Russel himself answer the phone. For a company that size it's amazing that he would be on the lines answering incoming calls like that.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Ian is always available to talk.
And if you think his buyer fees are low (just 10% if paid by check or wire),then consider his seller's fees - Zero if the item sells for more than $1K, less than 10% if it sells for less. Compare that with the Big Boys.
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Incredibly impressive acquisitions. I first started using GreatCollections only in the past year or two, mainly because of the very low buyer fees, and then started spending some time actually learning a bit about the company itself. Ian Russell seems to be doing everything right with his business at this time.
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188Edited by hokiefan_82
12/03/2021 11:26 pm
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Ian has popped in here at CCF once or twice as well in various forum threads. He's a nice guy from my small interactions I've had with him. A friend of mine once owned that 1913 nickel along with another one as well. I believe he also had the 1804 dollar too, but not sure which one it was, I don't think it was the Dexter example. Oh to be able to play with the really big coins! I'm pretty happy just to read and study them at least, and occasionally hold one in hand to study it.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Congrats in order to Ian.
I agree, I've also only ever had great experiences with GC, lower BP than the other two big auction houses have made it my go to. They also have great communication. Ian has always timely responded with any auction issues. Questions have promptly been answered when I've inquired about a potential purchase, even the day before or day of auction.
Look forward to seeing what Ian and the team do in this industry. Fingers crossed they don't make any changes for the worse.
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