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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1696101, member: 24633"]I can't speak for anyone else, but I try to avoid placing a value on most coins based on bidiots using FleaBay. There are too many instances where a "first offering" can result in a high winning bid and a later offering ending with a much lower winning bid. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, a few months ago, I had listed five (5) 2007-P Sac dollar NGC MS68 business strikes in which the highest winning bid was $76.00 and the lowest winning bid was $22.72. The average for all five was $46.43. That's quite a spread for an identical coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>About the same time, I had also listed five (5) 2005-P CA SQ NGC MS68 business strikes in which the highest winning bid was $122.50 and the lowest winning bid was $62.00. The average for all five was $98.80. Again, the spread was too much for identical coins to make it possible to determine a true value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer to use the CDN Greysheet because it will give you a better idea of what dealers are bidding and asking rather than the bidiots with the "just got to have" mentality. Granted, you won't find the coins mentioned above listed individually in the CDN, but my purpose for citing them was merely to show the discrepancies you might encounter on FleaBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1696101, member: 24633"]I can't speak for anyone else, but I try to avoid placing a value on most coins based on bidiots using FleaBay. There are too many instances where a "first offering" can result in a high winning bid and a later offering ending with a much lower winning bid. For example, a few months ago, I had listed five (5) 2007-P Sac dollar NGC MS68 business strikes in which the highest winning bid was $76.00 and the lowest winning bid was $22.72. The average for all five was $46.43. That's quite a spread for an identical coin. About the same time, I had also listed five (5) 2005-P CA SQ NGC MS68 business strikes in which the highest winning bid was $122.50 and the lowest winning bid was $62.00. The average for all five was $98.80. Again, the spread was too much for identical coins to make it possible to determine a true value. I prefer to use the CDN Greysheet because it will give you a better idea of what dealers are bidding and asking rather than the bidiots with the "just got to have" mentality. Granted, you won't find the coins mentioned above listed individually in the CDN, but my purpose for citing them was merely to show the discrepancies you might encounter on FleaBay. Chris[/QUOTE]
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