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edjones New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 03:02 am Just wondering what people are doing to make sure they get the lowest price. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 05:33 am Always by value for money. Need to do comparative price research to validate that approach. For valuable coins, that also includes research into authenticity and provenance, (as well as condition vs price), and if at all possible, examination of coin in hand is imperative, before deciding to buy. It certainly sharpens up your cherry picking and grading skills ! That way, you will almost always end up a happy buyer, and you will have yourself to thank for that. Edited by sel_69l 02/01/2018 05:35 am Report this Post to the Staff
Chute72 Pillar of the Community United States 1314 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 06:36 am I am unable to attend most coin shows so examination in hand is often not an option. Thus I tend to favor dealers that have good photographs. For any grade there is a wide variance of strike, tone, die state and eye appeal. The lowest price may not be the best value. In the long run, there is no substitute for research. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189673 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 09:41 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 12:33 pm Your approach is not the right way to go . You don't just look for the lowest price , you look for a nice desirable coin with nice eye appeal at a decent to fair price . If you stick with only finding the lowest price for the coins you want , you are going to be bombarded with inferior pieces . Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 02/01/2018 1:01 pm Research recent sold values. Report this Post to the Staff
edjones New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 12:06 am What's interesting to me is that there doesn't seem to be any tools to aid in that quest. The closest thing I've found is NGC's price guides but all they are are marketing tools for ebay. I'm wondering also how to truly gauge the eye appeal online. I've had instances where pictures were worth a thousand words but reality fell short. Report this Post to the Staff
edweather Pillar of the Community United States 7375 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 5:15 pm ebay has an advanced search tool for sold listings. It's ok, but the pool isn't that big. My "go to" is the Heritage Auction archives. The data base is large and goes back years. I usually use the values for a particular coin sold over the last year or two, and take an average to come up with a fair value. Report this Post to the Staff
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