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Pillar of the Community
United States
581 Posts |
Poll Question
After a year or so of collecting, I find myself in a position of being on the verge of hoarding.
Anything that is bright and shiny (penny wise)
all Wheaties...etc. (you get the idea)
I have made the decision to collect for a reason (so to speak)
I have Dansco albums to fill, and maybe select coins otherwise
I'm sure this will change, as My Hobby disorder kicks in
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2605 Posts |
I don't. Neither I see myself hoarding in the future.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
564 Posts |
I keep collecting to a point them I sell the extras for coins missing in my book. I get lots of coins from buying coin collections from people.
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Valued Member
United States
320 Posts |
Oh, just hoard. you know you wanna.  As long as you have the space the time and the inclination, why not?** You could always liquidate later if you so chose. Or you could just give it all to me...  In all seriousness, I would say hard, the wheats for instance are not IMO poised to go down in value anytime soon. Not to mention that the act of selling often takes a lot of effort so it's just easier to keep em till you have a sizeable enough "hoard" to sell & make it worth it. **disclaimer: an understanding spouse may be another requirement! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1713 Posts |
Hoard things that appeal to you and, as was previously mentioned, you can always sell them later for things that you really want.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2120 Posts |
I just made a decision for myself last week. I had accumulated a ton of "lots" and just got rid of it. I think I made about $600 on top of what I had bought it all for (found alot of silver in circulation). I'm glad I did. I decided id rather put it all into one or two type coins that will appreciate well, instead of relying on the value of silver. which imo is way to unpredictable for me.
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Valued Member
Canada
307 Posts |
Oh man ya gotta hoard I mean it is human nature look at most of our grages/workshops/storage areas and when you reach the point you forgot what you were collecting in the first place you do what afclassic87 said....sell it all and pick up a nice coin....hoarding is like money in da bank  |
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Valued Member
United States
376 Posts |
At least with coins you'll get something back at some point. It's better than hoarding pets or bottles or magazines, you get the point. So I say hoard till your hearts content!
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New Member
United States
21 Posts |
To be honest, I think it is always a good idea to hoard money.  Adam |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
I have a garage and a room in the basement that could probably qualify for a segment of that TV show HOARDERS. ( not really ) The rest of the house is in pretty nice order except that stuff over there.  I'll probably never get rid of ALL this stuff. There was a time when I owned a bread van and bought a country church that closed up and filled them with stuff. Coins are smaller and I sold a lot of antiques and stuff at auction. I am returning to an antique shop in September and loading up a case there. Most of my stuff these days is a lot smaller than a breadbox so I am going to move my extras out that way. I guess it's OK to hoard if it doesn't interfere with your health, your responsibilities or your sanity. I think I did all this hoarding and collecting to someday have stuff to sell so I would have enough money when I got older and so not to worry. I think I did it because I had a fear of needing something. I really don't remember ever really needing a thing for the past 25 years except more space, time and energy. Now I am afraid it just doesn't really matter anymore.  Edited by TNG
08/10/2010 01:21 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
You should hoard all the pennies you can find, and use the corroded nasty ones to pay your parking tickets and taxes.
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Valued Member
Canada
68 Posts |
haha some good stories here!! Like someone else said....it never hurts to hoard money! As long as inflation doesn't boom
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2448 Posts |
Hoard! And, as the old Scotsman said to the ball player who was walked, "walk proud laddie! Walk Proud!"
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Valued Member
Finland
294 Posts |
I never hoard. When I get for example commemorative €2 coin worth maybe €2,50 I just spend it. Maybe someone young collector will get it for next time and become very happy about it. I just don't want that there lies dublicates around my desks, shelves and floors. When I get a dublicate which is worth of selling I just sell it and buy something what I don't already have. That's my philosophy |
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Moderator
 United States
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I suppose I qualify as a hoarder, since I have never sold a coin. I also keep all nickels and copper cents. (Although I justify this by saying that I am saving them for my son to search through one day!) |
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New Member
United States
12 Posts |
Hoarding money? Sounds to me your just saving up for a rainy day? Keep at it you can never have to much. Money!
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Posted 08/09/2010 5:05 pm
