Does anyone know how religious HA is on identifying value added list vams? Is it possible to cherrypick a big boy or not from your experience? Just thinkin out loud at 6am
I cherrypicked the Condition Census 1921-P VAM-3F2 from Heritage (it's the coin illustrated at the VAMworld detail page). Didn't pay a penny of premium. They don't always attribute.
Nice dave. That was your 65. I can't even find one for sale. I'm assuming you did very well on that one So I'm assuming the in your face ones are obviously attributed but the subtle ones can get by them and with the high res pics it can be a playground
Yes, and Pro Tip: that cherrypick came during an Internet-only auction scheduled during a major show....
Good to know Looks like I'll be checking all for my dream vam from now on. The 1880p vam8. I bet that one can slip right by then again even with the high res it may still be uncomfirmable
At the last pcgs show I was talking to Logan and he's like "Oh, I have a few but not here plus 2 getting graded right now." I was thinking yea right! But I guess if anyone did it would be him... or Leroy lol I know Russ had one a few months ago that he was asking like 4k for. Not sure if he still has it or not but I wanna find one in the wild. It's my Moby Dick vam for sure
Hard to cherrypick a "big boy" from Heritage. Lots of people looking, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't. Even if you don't get one as a cherrypick, it being an auction, you'll be paying fair market value if you pay a premium. So if there's a nice 1880 VAM 8 and you pay a premium, you will not have gotten a bad deal.
Hey, @messydesk, are you the guy who snagged the 3F2 I mentioned above at FUN? I was on the floor when it sold and I never saw who bought it.
Heritage does not always attribute coins, even then you should confirm them yourself. I have seen several identified incorrectly. The same thing even if a TPG has labeled the coin. They can also be wrong. I know if I was going to sell a variety thru them I would tell them what it is and want it labeled as such. I am not really sure how it works with them - when I sold thru them I did not have anything special like that.
And you got some darn nice coins to show for it Cherrypicking is harder to do in a big auction, but still possible. You've got to remember - if you've thought of it, there are probably a hundred other people doing the same thing. It is easier to cherrypick in a smaller, less well known auction.
The other thing that makes cherrypicking auctions difficult is the fact that when you first spot something you want, you have to wait until the end of the auction, hoping nobody else spotted it. For non-auction sales, you can buy the coin as soon as you spot it, giving nobody else the chance to see it.
Truth. I didn't mention the coin I snagged above was about the 65th auction I'd been watching a cherrypick in, without previous success. That should be a hint about what it takes to actually be a successful cherrypicker. Lots and lots of misses.
