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<p>[QUOTE="drathbun, post: 2144975, member: 42789"]These "rare sets" are the ones that make up the bulk of the profit. I would guess that most dealers would be willing to take on the cheaper stuff (uncirculated sets, basic silver eagles) where they won't make a lot of profit if they also get the "good stuff."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Which goes to support what I wrote above. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to cherry pick your own collection, then I would suspect you're going to have to put up with a lower offer on the rest of the collection. The very things you are dreading (taking inventory, building a catalog, selling cheaper items) are the same things that are going to turn off most dealers. I saw one large collection on Craigslist last year and by the time I had worked up the nerve to contact the guy it was gone. It went for about $0.25 on the dollar, but it was gone quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="drathbun, post: 2144975, member: 42789"]These "rare sets" are the ones that make up the bulk of the profit. I would guess that most dealers would be willing to take on the cheaper stuff (uncirculated sets, basic silver eagles) where they won't make a lot of profit if they also get the "good stuff." Which goes to support what I wrote above. If you want to cherry pick your own collection, then I would suspect you're going to have to put up with a lower offer on the rest of the collection. The very things you are dreading (taking inventory, building a catalog, selling cheaper items) are the same things that are going to turn off most dealers. I saw one large collection on Craigslist last year and by the time I had worked up the nerve to contact the guy it was gone. It went for about $0.25 on the dollar, but it was gone quickly.[/QUOTE]
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