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Those people create the second hand market. Celebrate them.
I Scuba dive. Whenever I need a piece of gear, I buy used. Many times I have bought brand new gear for less than half retail. I like these people.
Yes and no. Coin collecting went through the roof during the pandemic. The result is that we're now paying 2-3x the amount for the same coins as before covid. I welcome anyone to the hobby but I've had to cut back severely due to this.
I wouldn't call collecting "buying gear", what is and what isn't gear depends on the hobby of course, but I don't think coins can be gear