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<p>[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3699386, member: 96864"]I've bought thousands of items and sold over 10k items on eBay since I was a kid in '98, and obtain most of my pieces through the platform. I'd like to think that I have a knack for both sniffing out good deals and also painting a pretty, keyword-infused picture for prospective buyers which ensures solid returns.</p><p><br /></p><p>My general rule is to never pay more for something than I am sure I can sell it for after fees, with just a few exceptions involving items I couldn't live without. Obviously the preference is to locate sleepers listed poorly and win them for peanuts, which is way easier with antiquities versus coins for me. So accounting for the fakes, losses and mistakes/bad gambles I'm quite certain that I could liquidate every coin and artifact today and at least double my money after fees. Not sure if that constitutes an investment but that's the tale I spin for the wife.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> We'll see in my next 32 years if values appreciate any.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Plumbata, post: 3699386, member: 96864"]I've bought thousands of items and sold over 10k items on eBay since I was a kid in '98, and obtain most of my pieces through the platform. I'd like to think that I have a knack for both sniffing out good deals and also painting a pretty, keyword-infused picture for prospective buyers which ensures solid returns. My general rule is to never pay more for something than I am sure I can sell it for after fees, with just a few exceptions involving items I couldn't live without. Obviously the preference is to locate sleepers listed poorly and win them for peanuts, which is way easier with antiquities versus coins for me. So accounting for the fakes, losses and mistakes/bad gambles I'm quite certain that I could liquidate every coin and artifact today and at least double my money after fees. Not sure if that constitutes an investment but that's the tale I spin for the wife.:D We'll see in my next 32 years if values appreciate any.[/QUOTE]
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