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<p>[QUOTE="tradernick, post: 2142831, member: 648"]You're going to have to invest some time, here. The quickest path is to sell locally. Ebay is cumbersome, time-consuming and aggravating, not to mention that your stuff could be stolen outright and ebay won't lift a finger to help. Auction houses typically take too large a commission and the process takes forever...they want you to send them the coins weeks or months in advance then they pay 45 days after the auction.</p><p>As a long time coin dealer my advice would be to visit your local shops...all of them...with a few pieces and see how you're treated. Tell them that you want to get an idea of value and that you want to talk to different dealers to decide whom to deal with. Hopefully the dealer you're most comfortable with will also have the higher price. You don't have to tell them at first that you have a large collection, although once you're comfortable with someone you may find they might pay more when quantity is involved.</p><p>I would also advise if you have a large amount of bullion to NOT sell it all at once. If you spread it out over several weeks/months then you can dollar cost average and that ultimately will put more money in your pocket. Coin shows are another option but may involve travel and transporting your coins, so security is a concern. </p><p>Don't sell gold eagles for gold price, as any decent dealer should be paying you a little more than that. Krands, Maple Leafs, etc may only bring spot or even a touch less but Eagles should always sell for more. </p><p>Hope this info helps...if you have any other questions just email or post here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Nick[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tradernick, post: 2142831, member: 648"]You're going to have to invest some time, here. The quickest path is to sell locally. Ebay is cumbersome, time-consuming and aggravating, not to mention that your stuff could be stolen outright and ebay won't lift a finger to help. Auction houses typically take too large a commission and the process takes forever...they want you to send them the coins weeks or months in advance then they pay 45 days after the auction. As a long time coin dealer my advice would be to visit your local shops...all of them...with a few pieces and see how you're treated. Tell them that you want to get an idea of value and that you want to talk to different dealers to decide whom to deal with. Hopefully the dealer you're most comfortable with will also have the higher price. You don't have to tell them at first that you have a large collection, although once you're comfortable with someone you may find they might pay more when quantity is involved. I would also advise if you have a large amount of bullion to NOT sell it all at once. If you spread it out over several weeks/months then you can dollar cost average and that ultimately will put more money in your pocket. Coin shows are another option but may involve travel and transporting your coins, so security is a concern. Don't sell gold eagles for gold price, as any decent dealer should be paying you a little more than that. Krands, Maple Leafs, etc may only bring spot or even a touch less but Eagles should always sell for more. Hope this info helps...if you have any other questions just email or post here :-) Nick[/QUOTE]
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