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Valued Member
United States
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Sorry, I DID search before asking this question, clearly my search skills are lacking. I have a number of new in box, with COA, silver coin sets from the US Mint that I just don't want anymore. I haven't posted here enough to list them on this boards sale site, and frankly they seem a bit mainstream for this site. I'm weighing selling on ebay, verses selling to a company like APMEX . . My guess is I can make more $$$ on ebay, then I question individual verses just a big lot/set but less hassle on APMEX. I have: -- COMPLETE 1999-2008 50 State USMint State Quarters Silver Proof with COA new in box. -- Other assorted Quarter sets Silver Proof with COA new in box. Too. . Thoughts on how to best get rid of these? Edited by ericalynn13
11/27/2017 6:41 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Value your time more. ebay = take Photos, edit photos, list and write ad, answer questions, send invoice, wait for payment, box items, go to post office, list tracking number, worry about returns. If you have a local coin shop, that's the place to sell those. No postage coming or going. |
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Try your local newspaper or Craigslist. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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If it were me, I'd use ebay but, I also sell other things on ebay and make frequent PO trips (not as many as I'd like, lately). However, with what you have listed above, you will have a lot of competition on ebay. The 1999-2008 set could go as a lot but you'll have to accept less per year set that way. It would be better if it included 2009 as well. As suggested, a more local approach may be the way to go this time. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you have a coin show nearby that may be the past place to get offers since there will be many dealers there wanting to buy collections. CoinZip is a good site to locate show sites and dates.
Try to get multiple offers if you have several coin shops in your area. Some coin dealers may not have much interest in certain area of coins and offer low while another dealer may know they can sell them easily and thus be able to make a better offer.
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Valued Member
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See this is why I asked you guys! I hadn't even thought of local options, and they seem so logical once you write them out.
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Valued Member
United States
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Another local option might be a coin club. Where I live there are are two different clubs that hold auctions every Tuesday night. One is particularly active and it is not uncommon to have 250+ lots to auction.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The second group sounds like they might be sets from the Mint, the first one sounds more like something put together by a private firm, not a "set' from the US Mint.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Remember that if you use ebay, you might just have to pay lots of expenses for things like postage, handling, lost in mail, etc. Then too you might just sell stuff for less than it's worth. ebay always reminds me of people that gamble. They always tell you of their winnings but never mention losses. My suggestion is to either stick around here for a while and try selling stuff here. Or look up a coin show. At a show there are usually many dealers looking for merchandise they too can resell. |
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ebay will most likely be your best return for things like that. Look up what they sell for there add it up and subtract the fees then get some offers from dealers. A lot of dealers really low ball with things like that so it very well be better for ebay, if a dealer offer is within spitting distance then it would be easier and quicker to take that and be done with it.
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