Steppenfool Posted November 9, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) Hello all. I have been thinking about creating this thread for a while, but some recent threads have made me realise that it would be useful. The purpose of this thread is threefold. It is to request users keep an eye out for coins that you desire, to recommend listings that you personally don't want to buy, but that you feel others might wish to take advantage of, and to ask for advice via private message. Here are some basic ground rules FOR REQUESTS Start your post with the word REQUEST. Explain which coin/type/ruler you are looking for in as much or as little detail as possible and state your budget also. If another user happens to come across the type while perusing auctions/shops, they can inform the requester via private message of their findings. The the privacy is essential, we do not want someone to "steal" the coin, nor do we want to impact the requester by drawing attention to their auction target. FOR RECOMMENDATIONS Start your post with the word RECOMMENDATION. Simply post a picture and link to the coin sale and explain why you think it would be a good buy. Auction listings are not allowed to be recommended. This is mainly because drawing widespread attention to auctions before they are completed may impact other forum users. Furthermore, it is counter-intuitive to recommend a coin whose price is not defined. Please do not use this feature to advertise your own sales. FOR ADVICE Start your post with the word ADVICE. Explain in as much detail as you like what your issue is, and users will be able to private message you offering their help. The idea here is that you may not wish to ask for advice on some matters publicly. We possibly saw why in a recent thread, where the coin the user asked for advice about a coin but it was snapped up before the advice was received. Whether the two events were related is unknown, but it is illustrative regardless. If anyone has any objections to the above rules, or the thread in general, then feel free to express them. There may be some reason why this is inappropriate that I have not considered. Edited November 9, 2022 by Steppenfool 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand Posted November 9, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 9, 2022 I like the ADVICE idea. However, it seems to me, that the REQUEST and RECOMMENDATION would impact other forum users, similar to someone talking about auction listings, but to a lesser extent. For example, if someone is saving his/her money to buy a coin on a non-auction web site, but doesn't have enough money to buy the coin immediately. A REQUEST or RECOMMENDATION could draw attention to the coin, and someone else may buy the coin, before the person has enough money to buy it. However, I don't have any moral or ethical objection to the REQUEST or RECOMMENDATION ideas. I also don't have any moral or ethical objection to someone talking about auction listings. I just try not to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted November 9, 2022 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted November 9, 2022 My two quadrans: If anyone wants to prefix their posts with this, that's fine, but don't expect others to do it. The whole idea of a forum is organic discussions over various topics. These aren't REST requests (for those in software engineering). They're things that people happened to think of and post. Over the last few thousand years or so, people have developed a pretty decent protocol for discussing random things in a group. I see no reason to alter it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenfool Posted November 9, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 20 minutes ago, sand said: I like the ADVICE idea. However, it seems to me, that the REQUEST and RECOMMENDATION would impact other forum users, similar to someone talking about auction listings, but to a lesser extent. For example, if someone is saving his/her money to buy a coin on a non-auction web site, but doesn't have enough money to buy the coin immediately. A REQUEST or RECOMMENDATION could draw attention to the coin, and someone else may buy the coin, before the person has enough money to buy it. However, I don't have any moral or ethical objection to the REQUEST or RECOMMENDATION ideas. I also don't have any moral or ethical objection to someone talking about auction listings. I just try not to do it. I did think about this, but I feel waiting to save up for a coin comes with risk naturally and that most sellers allow reservations which can alleviate this problem! 7 minutes ago, kirispupis said: My two quadrans: If anyone wants to prefix their posts with this, that's fine, but don't expect others to do it. The whole idea of a forum is organic discussions over various topics. These aren't REST requests (for those in software engineering). They're things that people happened to think of and post. Over the last few thousand years or so, people have developed a pretty decent protocol for discussing random things in a group. I see no reason to alter it. That is fair. Not as if it could be enforced anyhow. It was mainly in the interest of tidiness and so that someone quickly scrolling through who for example is only interested in offering advice can quickly discern which posts to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand Posted November 9, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) I am in favor, of implementing the ADVICE idea, as a separate sub-forum. Similar to the "ID Help" sub-forum. The new sub-forum could be called "Should I Buy This Coin?". That way, if someone doesn't want to see such things, the person can un-check (not select) that sub-forum. Edited November 9, 2022 by sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Snible Posted November 9, 2022 · Member Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) eBay used to have an "Items Wanted" section, for humans to find things requested. They no longer have it. eBay supposedly took it down because they were being cut out of the transactions, but I never got replies for my requests except spam. eBay still has automated searches. Forum has a "Personal Want Lists" section, https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?board=13.0 . It does not get much traffic. VCoins has a "Want List" feature. I use this a lot! My only complaint is that I can't make it run more frequently than once a day. Often I get an email that something I want has been listed, but it sold 20 hours ago. Several dealers and auction sites have similar features. Edited November 9, 2022 by Ed Snible 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenfool Posted November 12, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 REQUEST I'm looking for an Antoninianus from Decius' Divus Series under $200 that's NOT Antoninus Pius. If any specimens seem like a particularly good deal please let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenfool Posted December 6, 2022 · Member Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 RECOMMENDATION Affordable Nerva Denarius in decent condition with a historical reverse that perhaps reflects the messy post-Domitian accession of Nerva that required the balancing of various power blocs. One of the "agreements of the armies" included the adoption of Trajan. https://www.ma-shops.co.uk/schepers/item.php?id=6811 €49 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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