Heritage auction

I was watching their auction live, almost all the lots are selling for over $10k tonight, with a couple selling for well over $100k, where does people get the money to buy?

 

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I was watching a coin that I would have gone as high as $2,000 on. It sold for $2,000 but with the 20% buyer's fee that made the total $2,400 (20% higher than I wanted to spend).

How would you like to pay a 20% buyer's fee on those $10k and $100k coins? OUCH!

 

I thought they charge 15% unless buyer buy though ebay? Still fee is high... I tried to bid on 15 lots, got outbid on all exept for 2.

 

Maybe it is 15% at the live auction. The fee was 20% for the coin I was watching on eBay. Perhaps the additional 5% is so they can pay eBay and still get their 15% fee.

 

Hobo, why were you watching on eBay. If you join Heritage you could watch it there and saved $100. Buyer's premium is only 15% from their site.

 

On some of the ebay closed auction final sale price is not accurate, it seems a lot of the lots from either ebay gets outbid by floor bidder. And the ebay closed auction result doesn't seem to reflect the bid by floor bidder. That was observation made after prior action.

 

its easy dilithium mines from planet vulcan

 

u r killing me hobo y would u do that. never ever bid on any of thes elive auctions through ebay you are selling yourswelf short just go straight to the horses mouth you will be happier that way

 

I know. Just lazy I guess. I am registered with Heritage but have never bought anything through them yet. The coin I wanted would have still been $300 over my budget if I had cut eBay out of the deal.

 

yeah my 2 cents is always stay under your budget no matter how nice a coin a better or equally good opportunity will always come along. which coin were you going after ?

 

Proof 1870 Shield Nickel. A nice looking coin. Plus I liked the broken letters on the reverse.

 

i am looking for the rays nickel those guys dont have a good one

 

Are you looking for the '66 or '67?

 

i saw the 60k+ one and no i didnt like that coin

 

66 if i can otherwise 67 but has to be high quality

 

Let's see . . .

Grey Sheet for 1867 Pr-65 Rays Shield Nickel is $64,000/$70,000. The crappy 1866 Pr-65 is only $2,825/$3,075.

Yeah, I'd hold out for a really nice '67 Rays.

 

you kno w ilove crappy coins and i always told everyone i had a humble collection i might not even spend 3k go down a to 64 maybe a 63 and get rid of the pf the copromises one has to make these days

 

It doesn't hurt to dream.

I'd love to have a nice MS-65 1853 Seated Lib Half Dollar with Arrows & Rays. (Grey Sheet = $16,500) There's something about coins with rays that is very appealing. If I really had to I may be willing to step down in grade to a MS-64. (Grey Sheet = $5,500)

 

what happens if you go down to a 60?

 

On the '53 Half W/ Arrows & Rays?

$1,150