Fair point, though I only ever have a few of them for sale - maybe 1-2% of my total inventory. And I'd say my prices even for those are still less...
Can't let this thread die! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] A denarius of Septimius Severus that I sold recently. Septimius Severus AR Denarius, c. 197-200...
I list for sale almost everything I buy, even my "keeper" coins. I just price those ones high enough that I get to hang onto them for a while, and...
I don't pay much attention to modern coins but these I like! The design/artistry is night and day compared to what the U.S. Mint has been churning...
I recently won in auction a bulk lot of denarii/antoninianii and discovered this coin when going through the lot. A brockage error denarius of...
Oof, looking over the list of stolen coins that's a brutal loss. I wonder if the window was smashed or if the dealer just left the car unlocked...
Are there any private mailbox options in your area? I use a local mailbox business and they do a great job, with the added benefit of being able...
I had a (relatively) small wakeup call myself earlier this year, when I had to eat the loss of a double eagle due to chargeback fraud. It's still...
I'm considering signing up for a coin dealer insurance policy with Hugh Wood (inventory + shipping protection), and am curious if others here have...
[ATTACH] Octavian AR Cistophoric Tetradrachm of Ephesus. 28-20 BC. IMP CAESAR DIVI F COS VI LIBERTATIS P R VINDEX, laureate head right / PAX,...
In this case the package didn't even make it to US customs. Fedex, acting as the customs broker, preemptively decided that they needed...
I suggested something along these lines to Kuenker, so we'll see what happens. Yeah, I may be incorrect but I believe that most of the other...
Very nice! Love the portrait on the Vespasian especially, and such a strong reverse strike too.
I did end up trying to purchase the surety bond, only for Fedex to tell me they needed the name and address and zip code of the "manufacturer" of...
I don't have one yet, but I've been on the hunt for a nice As of Pupienus for a while...
I recently purchased $5k worth of coin lots from the German auctioneer Kuenker. The vast majority of the coins were ancient ones, but I randomly...
An example I sold years back with some nice toning. [ATTACH]
Fascinating stuff! I don't really track toned Morgans (though I collected toned Peaces for a little bit), but seems like GC auctions often end...
I had the same thing happen to me as an eBay seller recently, with this fun set of delivery tracking updates: [ATTACH] After a week of zero...
Update: I countered their original offer and asked for 200 EUR rather than 60 (given the approximate value of the coin), and they agreed and...
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