Landen Collection Is Timing Right To Hit The Market?

I tend to agree macdon with what you are saying. However the instructions from the seller may be to sell it all at once. Thus the auctioneers , in this case the combined efforts of Chuck Moore and Canadian Coin and Currency have their hands tied and must follow the instructions of the consignor.
I for one don't think this sale is going to be a market or game changer. The economy is in a wait and see attitude in Canada due to a rapidly depreciating CAD and falling OIL PRICES. Sure there are going to be some rare coins sold for great prices, but there could be some real bargains as well. Looking forward to the sale.

From a business perspective, if I were the auctioneer I would try to sell everything at once. One time cataloging of items, one sale, everything concluded and everyone paid in short order.

I suspect collectors will find a lot of competing interest from dealers at the auction, which should nullify the price suppressing effect of moving a lot of material directly from the hands of the auctioneer to the hands of collectors.

Interesting perspectives. I cant wait to see the after effect of all this hype. I wonder if there will be a lot of bids from the USA side of the border they will have more buying power with the difference in our dollar.

Not sure where you're getting your information.

Unless you follow this forum or are in the know, I doubt it. The only google hits on "landon collection" point back here. Search cdncoin or canadiancoinnews for "landon" and get 0 results. I'm not sure how they're going to get many bidders from USA.

Anyone who says they did well from the gold and silver market in the last TWO years is either crazy, or has no clue how to run a business as to reading a P and L statement or is the most incredible FUTURES trader the world has ever seen !
One of the biggest problems in the past two years is that people are just plain NOT selling ; especially their silver. Also a dealer does not get rich on bullion sales, especially in a bear market.
As to the OP original topic on The Landon sale, we have to keep everything in perspective. Like any other major auction ( for Canada this is a big auction!) some stuff is going to go for stupid money to collectors who MUST have a finest known or an upgrade. Then there are going to be dealers buying coins for stock. Dealers buying for stock are sure not going to pay anywhere near trends ,they have to pay wholesale. Even though we currently have cheap money floating around due to very low historical interest rates, dealers are NOT going to tie up incredible amounts of cash for a long period of time to have a museum of Large Cents. Having run a retail coin shop for years, the bills keep coming and the employees need to be paid as does the tax man.
Then there will be the usual " auction bottom feeders" those looking for a screaming rip, and moaning that "oh those were strong prices". This auction will serve one purpose though , we will see what direction the Canadian coin market will take. My bet is little change!

Pacific
you are always using your past retail business as an example.
remember, there are dealers who's expectation of profits differ from yours and who perhaps have different business approaches and situations than you have or had.
The dealer I spoke with is very happy with his bullion sales and purchases. Just called him again and asked him again.

@47P7......... And I will always reflect on my experiences as a dealer if it helps even one person on this forum become a better numismatist. Expectations of profit are pretty much the same in any business," if you don't have any profit , you can expect to be gone very quickly !" To wit, coin shops and dealers are disappearing at a very fast pace if one cares to be in the loop. As to the dealer and his bullion sales well most of us are pretty good at math and economics. Even if you sell a thousand silver maples a week that won't keep the doors open in a bear bullion market. I will guarantee you there are very, very few happy bullion dealers in the trade at present. People selling numismatic coins on the other hand seem to be doing quite well, as the collectors seem to be buying, albeit at a reduced rate. The exception seems to be the middle of the road coins, that languish in dealers cases at shows and shops. Quality pieces especially better US coins have no trouble finding a new home. Also junky coins such as piles of large cents and the like are also selling very well. Yes 47 these observations do come from me being a coin dealer. They are recent and come from the trenches. Could be the many coin shows I have attended in the past few months as well the many markets we do, our numerous ebay and website sales , or maybe the dealers I talk to on a daily basis.
Not to get derailed from the op topic and the Landon sale is anyone here on the forum 1) getting a catalogue? 2) attending the auction? 3)Bidding online ? 4) Going to Torex and attending the auction as well? 5) Could care less about the Sale? 6)Spending money on bullion?