You win some, you lose some, it is a hobby for me ( though it has turned into work here lately) and the thrill of the hunt. I'd say that you would have to dothis for 10+ years to really see any profit from it, with gas and time, I don't think I am ahead of the game either, it is a slow painstaking process to collect, lots of work, time and effort, it is definelty not for everyone, I would say more for a select few. People come on here and see some finds and think "Wow, I'm gonna be rich" but you really have to read between the lines and see the EXTREME effort some of us put into this hobby going through many many many skunks, buying treats for bank tellers and kissing the banks ass all the time so we don't get cut off from either dumping or ordering. My friends think I am crazy and would never do what I do ( and they have been sitting there when I have pulled 35 40%'s out of a box) and say there are better things to do with my time. We all wish it was as easy as just ordering some boxes and going home and pulling out lots of Silver, but that is not the case. I only post if I have a great find, if I posted every skunk I got ( and everyone else for that matter) there would be a million skunk threads on here in no time. HH, Maverick.