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OldGold Valued Member United States 272 Posts	Posted 03/25/2008 11:28 am I have thought about trying this with some lower priced coins from ebay, but by the time you factor in shipping and such it's hard to come out on top. Maybe if I was looking at some higher priced coins it would not be as bad. Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 03/25/2008 12:56 pm I still say the best way to "make money at a Coin Show" is to "print it yourself" !........... NOBODY will give you what you want/or what they're worth there. ....THEY'RE ALL DEALERS ! And they've got to make a profit !.....decent trades would be more the applicable term...IMHO But, yeah, for the lucky few who are "regulars" or have an "in".....it's a different story ....i guess. Edited by eaglefoot 03/25/2008 1:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dom Valued Member United States 265 Posts	Posted 03/25/2008 8:19 pm I just came back from a coin show 2 weeks ago in Orlando. I had about 18 morgans, all common dates in au-bu condition, mostly bu and about 10 of them slabbed. As a matter of fact I posted a topic here on how much I should expect to get for them from some of the more experienced collectors here on the forum. Most everyone said ebay. Well I just wanted to liquidate quickly. As I entered the show there signs all over the place "We'll buy your old coins". At least half a dozen didn't even want to be bothered with morgans slabbed or not. Ultimately it really came down to paying 13x face value(I think that weekend silver was almost up to $21/ounce)give or take a few bucks difference from dealer to dealer. I am going to learn how to sell on ebay Report this Post to the Staff
Kabiye_Lady Pillar of the Community United States 581 Posts	Posted 03/25/2008 10:31 pm I have heard the same horror stories about what dealers will buy. E-Bay gets knocked here all the time, but it's unfair. Everyone says: "Learn how to grade", "Knowledge is power", "Buy Books before coins", etc. Well, the same applies to E-Bay. Study up. Talk to people. Read threads. You can do ok on e-bay as a seller and be honest too. When someone starts knocking e-bay it's because THEY didn't do their homework and now we get to read about it. But if that same person bought a AG coin from a dealer who said it was a VF+, everyone would say it was the buyer's fault in not being able to grade. Well, there is my rant. Enjoy e-bay - it can be fun! Report this Post to the Staff
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