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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It won't be long before my local dealer has these at melt.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4901 Posts |
Let me know when that happens..and provide a contact number..but don't wait too long. I may croak in the next 40 or so years
BTW...ASE's have NEVER been available at melt...but that's just since 1986
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Me too ... I will buy any problem free ASE at melt .... Helping out out coin shops for the last three years ...what I see is ASE are the biggest ...quickest seller |
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Valued Member
United States
99 Posts |
Looking to see what you guys think. Do you think $495 for 20 ASE is a good price? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1280 Posts |
It's not a horrible price, but as you can see from yesterday on this topic, APMEX had a sale that was $450 for 20. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
When you can buy them bulk, it certainly helps.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4901 Posts |
My first order of 20 has already been shipped (yesterday) by APMEXThat's another advantage of ordering through ebay...the seller wants that great feedback. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I paid $24 for one with free shipping off ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4901 Posts |
GR58....you're doing with those rolls....up over $2/ounce sine that deal was found
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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APMEX must have cut a sweetheart deal with ebay to be able to sell ASEs that cheap. Even as a power seller they will be losing 9% to sellers fees if they pay the normal transaction fee structure. $22.50 for coins that are roughly $20.00 melt is a pretty skinny margin when to take into account they are free ship! I work for a company that ships millions of dollars of product a day and even at their bulk shipper rate they would be paying around $3 to ship ten coins. So let's do the math... $225.00 - $3.00 to ship - $20.25 in ebay fees - $210.00 for the coins (they pay $1 over melt at wholesale) = $8.50 loss! I just don't see how they can swing this....it makes no sense. Even if ebay waived their fees entirely they would still only make $12 on a $210.00 investment. I don't see how they stay in business unless they do HUGE volume and have minimal overhead. By anyone's measure there isn't enough profit there to
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree.... APMEX does do a huge volume...this sale along sold over 1500 sets of 10 ASE's. Unlike their website the ebay deals are fixed in price and do not move with changes in spot so they are taking a bit of a chance. Good deal and when you add free shipping AND no charge for CC use it was "sold" in my book. My rolls came signature guaranteed USPS...shipped within a couple of days. Today's deal is .999 Buffalo silver rounds 10 for $239 shipped. Not a bad deal either. Edited by Foxwoods Man
02/18/2014 12:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Remember also, that APMEX is an Authorized Purchaser from the mint. Where as Provident and MCM must buy their coins from an AP at an additional mark up, APMEX pays only the $2.00 per coin, over spot, mark up from the Mint. So if APMEX bought a couple of monster boxes at the beginning of the month, when spot was $19.25, they are into the boxes at $10,625, whereas other dealers, who have to pay APMEX and other AP's an additional markup of, let's say $2.00 per coin, are into their boxes for $11,625 if not more. That is how APMEX is able to have the lowest prices and I am sure they twist the knife a little by running minimal profit specials, just to see what small competitors they can drive under. |
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Posted 02/05/2014 3:51 pm
