Generational Shift

wwwww · March 30, 2015, 11:41:15 PM

I can appreciate that but dealers should be educating collectors on picking problem coins/fake coins/mis-attributed proofs/etc rather than just telling them they should only buy from them. Dealers should be looking at the hobby in the long term, you tell a collector to only buy from you and you have a client for a month, you teach him about the hobby and you'll have made a collector for a lifetime.

ausjack · March 30, 2015, 11:51:27 PM

I think this forum is one of the best tools around and especially when you can put up a link to places like ebay and 9 out of 10 times you'll get an honest opinion and told if a coin is fake and some members will even inform the seller and also ebay so to me that means a lot because even though I have learnt a hell of a lot I still have a very long way to go and need all the help I can get :angel:

If a seller is good and honest to me I appreciate it and will keep using them so they might only be small sales at times but a sale is a sale and every little bit helps

trout · March 31, 2015, 11:33:33 AM

I turned 60 last year and i suppose i would be considered as "Old Guard" .
Yet i have never been to a coin shop and have only attended one coin show.
Without the internet i wouldn't have a collection due to where i live and that i normally spend 8 months of the year at remote minesites.

I think that most dealers worth their salt have an online presence now and most of these have heaps of educational information on their sites.
As for collectors not embracing new concepts and tech I doubt that this is the case regardless of their age.
Over the last few years it has become easier to get good coins and with the use of PCGS/NGC
The grade and authenticity is pretty much guaranteed.
Like Walter said I think it is the dealers resisting change NOT collectors whatever their age is

ausjack · March 31, 2015, 11:38:38 AM

Yeah I hear ya trout and you have done so much for me in the way of my collecting and also personally and I thank you so very much from the bottom of my pea size :give_heart: for your support and being my mate :friends:

drakesterling · March 31, 2015, 03:06:15 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='69861' dateline='1427763813'I turned 60 last year and i suppose i would be considered as "Old Guard" .
Yet i have never been to a coin shop and have only attended one coin show.
Without the internet i wouldn't have a collection due to where i live and that i normally spend 8 months of the year at remote minesites.

I think that most dealers worth their salt have an online presence now and most of these have heaps of educational information on their sites.
As for collectors not embracing new concepts and tech I doubt that this is the case regardless of their age.
Over the last few years it has become easier to get good coins and with the use of PCGS/NGC
The grade and authenticity is pretty much guaranteed.
Like Walter said I think it is the dealers resisting change NOT collectors whatever their age is

60 is the new 40 trout

stevo1962 · March 31, 2015, 03:12:48 PM

Quote from: 'drakesterling' pid='69872' dateline='1427776575'60 is the new 40 trout

I thought 50 was the new 40

JeffH · March 31, 2015, 03:17:46 PM

OK, so tell me what 65 is.

stevo1962 · March 31, 2015, 03:18:16 PM

Quote from: 'stevo1962' pid='69873' dateline='1427776968'
Quote from: 'drakesterling' pid='69872' dateline='1427776575'60 is the new 40 trout

I thought 50 was the new 40

Sorry my mistake Eric. 50 is the new 35

Unicorn · March 31, 2015, 03:27:56 PM

Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='69875' dateline='1427777266'OK, so tell me what 65 is.

Too easy Jeff ....

65 is the new '22' ........ pronounced tutu for those that are not familiar ......

autocoupler · March 31, 2015, 03:36:36 PM

Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='69875' dateline='1427777266'OK, so tell me what 65 is.

5 years off 40, because I'm 6 years off 70 :yahoo:

Unicorn · March 31, 2015, 03:40:20 PM

Don't worry Auto, we'll still need and feed ya!

autocoupler · March 31, 2015, 03:49:45 PM

Quote from: 'Unicorn' pid='69879' dateline='1427778620'Don't worry Auto, we'll still need and feed ya!

he he, had a top and bottom this morning, really needed a feed today:grin:

ausjack · March 31, 2015, 04:33:44 PM

Quote from: 'JeffH' pid='69875' dateline='1427777266'OK, so tell me what 65 is.

SPRIGHTLY mate :angel:

oh my florin · March 31, 2015, 09:29:42 PM

Quote from: 'drakesterling' pid='69872' dateline='1427776575'
Quote from: 'trout' pid='69861' dateline='1427763813'I turned 60 last year and i suppose i would be considered as "Old Guard" .
Yet i have never been to a coin shop and have only attended one coin show.
Without the internet i wouldn't have a collection due to where i live and that i normally spend 8 months of the year at remote minesites.

I think that most dealers worth their salt have an online presence now and most of these have heaps of educational information on their sites.
As for collectors not embracing new concepts and tech I doubt that this is the case regardless of their age.
Over the last few years it has become easier to get good coins and with the use of PCGS/NGC
The grade and authenticity is pretty much guaranteed.
Like Walter said I think it is the dealers resisting change NOT collectors whatever their age is

60 is the new 40 trout

I have quite a way to go at 19 then

P.s nice Adelaide Pound you uploaded, quite the coin to be honest

autocoupler · April 01, 2015, 11:48:50 AM

Quote from: 'oh my florin' pid='69898' dateline='1427799582'I have quite a way to go at 19 then

Onya OMF, great to see. Wish I had spent just a little of my time involved with coin collecting when I was your age. My Father tried his best to instill some interest :dead_horse: so how much did I spend on that old smashed up FJ Holden :shock: I know you could pick up a 1930 penny for around $300 back then :cray: