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Bedrock of the Community
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I never buy anything in coins from the internet. I did a fewe times a long time ago but have found no internet site can compare to a coin show.
Naturally I'm on the lucky side there since by me we have coin shows about 3 to 4 times a Month within about 15 miles of me.
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I didn't mean for buying just_carl, I meant for reference.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For price references I use Numismedia and closed ebay auctions. |
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I use completed auctions, ebay heritage, stacks etc... |
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Quote:I use completed auctions, ebay heritage, stacks etc... This. Your best reference for coin pricing is the actual money people are willing to pay for that coin, today. You're not competing against some published price guide for that coin, you're competing against them. |
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For melt silver prices, (124) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed is great. I can see exactly how much the silver value of the coin is vs. what a dealer wants to charge me and decide if that spread is too high or too low. I heart junk silver.
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I understand what you're saying SuperDave. I've always said that whatever you're selling is only worth what somebody is willing to pay. I agree 100%. But where do you set your start point and end point if you're a buyer? you have to know the coin's value before you can ascertain how much you would like to spend. That's what I mean when I ask. Where do you go for the "current" value. I think most have the Red Book for US coins (mine's en- route apparantly) but I find myself looking at coins on the net with 3 other pages open all the time, and those three pages are the ones I started this thread off with. Edited by secoinedchance
03/14/2012 08:22 am
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I use numismedia for prices, and then I check ebay completed listings to see how close it actually is and what the real selling prices are. For grading, I use pcgs photograde. |
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This. Your best reference for coin pricing is the actual money people are willing to pay for that coin, today. You're not competing against some published price guide for that coin, you're competing against them. I see people on ebay listing coins at double the value, referencing numismedia and the RedBook. I always passed them by, but you make an interesting point. |
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The greysheet is a good published price indicator, though if you aren't buying enough coins a year or can't find any good deals it isn't worth the price.
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Posted 03/13/2012 11:17 am
