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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1798422, member: 75105&quot;]People will not pay $20 to have just one coin graded. </p><p><br /></p><p>This service primarily is geared for people who do not know about coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, dealers DO offer free appraisals. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, I think it&#039;s quite foolish, as just about any other industry charges for appraisals. </p><p><br /></p><p>A real estate agent will not appraise your house for free, professional appraisal people&nbsp; will not work for free.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason the majority of dealers offer &quot;free appraisals&quot;, is because they are looking to buy your coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are not going to charge you, because they make money from the sales.</p><p><br /></p><p>But...and this is a HUGE but....to the clueless folks who were passed down a collection, there is nothing, and I mean nothing, preventing a dealer from offering you $500 on a coin worth $2,000. </p><p><br /></p><p>While MOST dealers are honest, a few are not. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you do not know coins, you can be very easily taken advantage of, this is how the &quot;hotel buyers&quot; thrive.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, my service is different, your under no obligation to sell. Most people who take collections into dealers are looking to sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, once I do an appraisal, the sender can &quot;shop around&quot; to see which dealer will offer the most.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since I arming the sender with prices, this totally PREVENTS them from being ripped off.</p><p><br /></p><p>They know I will not &quot;lowball them&quot;, because they have the option of &quot;shopping around&quot; after I send the coins back.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can tell you one thing....If I knew nothing about coins, and was given a collection, I would happily pay $19.95 to know what things are worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>That way if the coin has been appraised at $500, and a dealer offers me $50, I can take it to another dealer, and get a better price.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s the basis of my service, providing complete price guidance to non-collectors so they have the peace of mind knowing they will not be ripped off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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