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Then again, maybe not: Recent Auction on eBay11 bids and a final price of $2,980.00. Maybe my torn label would add a bit, but probably not that much... |
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United States
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Great pickup as usual barry. If that was my bar I would throw it up on ebay with a BIN and best offer, with a healthy premium of course. If it sells great, if it doesn't it only cost you $.20 to list for 30 days. Plus you get an idea of what kind of demand there is for it. |
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Canada
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Barry you would be surprised what that label add's towards its value. As a JM collector myself there is a larger premium to these labelled bars. It's like the 20oz JM bars there are some that will command a small premium and some that command a large premium. Shoot me a pm I'll send you a picture of my labelled 100oz JM bar UNited states bullion and some varieties.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No I was way wrong, I just said peel it because it was in the process of coming off....
Seeing as how it gives it so much more value, one would be a fool to remove it....
I still would be itchin too peel it, lol....
Its like a thumb print, where else you gonna see one just like that bar, NO WHERE....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree as well never hurts to list something for way high and see if you get any takers, it happens from time to time on special items like that.... I can list 50 items for free every month no charge with zoom being a power seller and fluctuating top rated seller rof  .... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I dunno, Barry. You keep buying things that they go up in price and your status as official canary-in-the-coal-mine will be well and truly over. I mean, we other buyers out here have come to depend on you for a while now but your recent reliability is in serious question!  |
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United States
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I couldn't help but lurk in and see you're bar... and then I remembered seeing one on another forum that I'm more active in Here-   The difference is, obviously, that the sticker is intact. IMO it is collectible, but I don't think it would bring all that much of a premium--- but there is always that have to have it person. Nice pickup regardless |
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Canada
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That sticker is like a birth certificate.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for sharing that, Luke! That one definitely looks better than mine, although perhaps mine has more "character" for being in such rough shape, eh?
Stick around!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All right, just for the heck of it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...290757648192I couldn't in good conscience list it at $5000, but I figured at $4000 I can pay all the fees, buy another bar for myself, and still make a decent amount of profit. And if it doesn't sell, I still have the bar, so it's a win-win! Seriously, it is a nifty bar with tons of character, but I'm a collector of old coins, not old silver bars, and I'd be just as happy with shiny new 100-ounce bar if this one does sell. |
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United States
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Hmmmm... Maybe I should have been more greedy after all. I just did a quick ebay search for 100-ounce silver bars and saw a bunch of brand new Engelhard bars with Buy It Now prices of $4500-$5000. I doubt any will actually sell, but those prices do make my bar look like a real bargain at "only" $4000... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That sticker is like a birth certificate. Easily manipulated by Photo Shop? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ah well, my bar didn't sell for $4000. Maybe if I had taken a risk and let people bid instead of using a BIN price. Or maybe I should have set a higher BIN and accepted offers. Who knows...
Whatever the case, I'm not unhappy since I get to keep the bat and I didn't buy it to make a quick profit in the first place. Still, it would have been nice to sell it for $4000 and then buy two more bars.
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Still, it would have been nice to sell it for $4000 and then buy two more bars. Yep... and repeat!  |
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