In the thread on JA and Witter U.,
@JBatDLRC (John Brush) summed things up very nicely. One of the tidbits he shared was the following comment:
“For those of us who attended and taught, it certainly helped us gain an appreciation of how Instagram provides for a different future in the hobby.”I don’t have an Instagram account. I’m 71 years old. When my grandchildren talk about apps, I think they’re talking about appetizers, lol (I’m also a Great-Grandfather - I started young- I was 12, and my wife was 10, lol).
What am I missing out on by not using Instagram, since John Brush indicates this will be important for our hobby in the future?
Steve
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Easily uploaded and shared cell phone videos of coins with a lot of participation from the younger crowd (though all ages are present and welcome) is the #1 reason it is impactful for the hobby’s future.
Seth @ Witter Coin does “live” segments pretty regularly as well to discuss the industry, which are entertaining and informative.
Steve
From what I have read on other forums the Error Collector use it a lot. I have no interest in that branch of collecting.
It learns what you like to watch and begins showing more of what you like . For me its Bmw motorcycles , bikes doing wheelies , wildlife / bears and of course beautiful women !
I do love the coin hobby!
I've been creating IG videos for about two years now. Its fun. 3 mins a video on average times 4 or 5 a week. No editing. So its under 30 mins of my time a week. It started out to show off all the cool stuff we buy over the counter as it comes in, then some of the bigger coins we handled. Now I am all over the map with educational videos, behind the scenes of the coin shop, I interview collectors, do PCGS and CAC reveals, coin of the day, and content for YNs. Dozens of other topics. Its actually a lot of fun for me. I think folks are getting a kick out of it, as at larger shows well over 100 people comment how much they love the videos.
I enjoy sharing my experiences and giving back in any way I can.
To sum it all up, think of Instagram as another source to gain info on numismatics.
The year is 1844. The day is 24 May. The man is Samuel Morse. Mr. Morse sends a message to Alfred Vail in Baltimore, at a railroad station.
A lot of doubting Thomas "hrumpffffsss" from members of Congress.
The message:
" What hath God wrought?".
Mr. Vail sends the exactly worded message back to Mr. Morse, in the U.S. Capitol.
And, the Telegraph system is born in the U.S.
And, here we are. It is 2022.
It seems it is possibly an appropriate message that describes your thoughts.
Progress. Innovation. Incredible improvement of communication, in just 178 years. Who'd a thunk? We don't have to be plane wrecked on an Island talking to volleyballs, anymore.
Believe, Brother, in our future collectors. Get on Board.
There's maybe a dozen good, young dealers on IG. It's also a great way to find dealers off eBay to make them direct offers on their coins. Also also a great place to check out what collectors wanna share, like the aforementioned AuroraBorealis.
In terms of selling, there's too many tire kickers for me unless you post a truly great/special coin, then everybody and their mother wants it but nobody wants to pay up for it since they're all trying to flip it. I just scroll and look at pretty coins, and it's great for that as long as you can ignore the 30,000 ads.
eBay, GreatCollections and Facebook is where the serious buyers are nowadays.
Counterintuitively, I think that I will stick with dealing in real coins and avoid the favorite platforms of community college sophomores.