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New Member
United States
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I have such a bar that's been in my possession for many years. I acquired it by chance from a former roommate and it's been sitting in a knick-knack drawer for decades. I'm not a bullion collector and learned only a few years ago that it was particularly collectible. I've just registered at this site today. The site owner at allengelhard.com was made aware of this bar when he was starting his site. I think he's added its serial number to his database. This bar reads 'Engelhard' in an elongated octagon with the lines below reading '4.000' and '999' (the 999 appearing without a '+' symbol as others have) and a five-digit serial number in the two-hundreds range. I can provide pictures... should I obscure the serial number for safety purposes? I can also post pics with additions to the picture for validation purposes as long as they're reasonable requests. :-) Since I have never sold anything on ebay, or even know if that's the right place to sell it, I was wondering what advice this forum might give to a first-time seller who is not an expert in nor collector of what I have in my possession. I'd like people who are genuine collectors of Engelhard bars seeking a 4oz to their collection the best chance to know it's available to acquire. All I know is that I'd have to insist on a USPS money order for domestic US sales or a wire transfer for collectors outside the USA. I also have a preference for sending the bar via 'US Postal Service Registered Mail, Insured' for the agreed price of the bar. I don't think I'd ship anything expensive or unique in any other way. Note: I did just a few moments ago offer it to a collector who wrote a post from 2013 that they were seeking exactly this species of silver bar and I'm awaiting their reply. So far, the email hasn't bounced back. Out of courtesy I'd like to give them a chance to respond. I hope I'm not breaking any forum rules. Thanks for reading, all.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
 To the Forum  Post a couple of images and I am certain that the Bullion Guys/Gal's here will be able to tell you if what you have is the real McCoy and what it is worth 
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3049 Posts |
Sound like you have a decent idea as to how you want the transaction to go now you just have to find a venue to put the item up for sale... No issues ebay is the best place to hit a mass audience.... after that silver forums or coin forums will work. Here you're going to have to get your post count up before listing something for sale... I think you're already dancing a fine line with this post...
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5324 Posts |
Just chuck it on ebay, you will be surprized what it will garner.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3733 Posts |
if you plan to sell it on ebay, you will have to be willing to accept paypal, and as far as shipping registered mail you will be very limited as to the dollar amount you can insure it for..
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks everyone who responded last September. I thought I'd post it for sale at (another forum) first and if that doesn't work then I'll auction it on ebay. Edit: removed the URL of the other forum.
Edited by Prez 01/27/2017 06:46 am
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Quote: Here you're going to have to get your post count up before listing something for sale... I think you're already dancing a fine line with this post Why did you ignore this ? Here are the forum rules regarding buy/sell/trades, Please read them. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...sp#rulesid12
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Valued Member
United States
408 Posts |
Quote: Why did you ignore this? Because the person he was trying to sell it to never responded to his email. Now, he is trying a different route. His posts were always a borderline advertisement for his bar. 
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Quote: His posts were always a borderline advertisement There is nothing "Borderline" about the last post 
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New Member
 United States
3 Posts |
My apologies all. I've edited my previous comment to remove the URL to the other forum. Thanks again for your help.
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