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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 99155, member: 112"]When buying coins, in my opinion Heritage is as good as it gets in all respects. </p><p><br /></p><p>But if you are considering selling coins through Heritage there are some things you need to realize. One of them being that they are no different than any other coin dealer - they are in it to make a dollar. When you sell coins to any dealer you can expect to realize 15-20% less than retail value. That's simply the nature of the business. Anyone who expects otherwise is simply kidding themselves.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other thing to consider - and this may or may not explain why your father had a bad experience zane - is that some coins will sell well and bring high prices in one auction and not in another. For example - if you have a world coin collection you are selling - you don't offer it in an auction that is selling primarily US coins. And you need to realize that some coins simply do not sell well on internet auctions. Internet auctions are primarily geared towards the average collector. In other words thay offer coins that will appeal to the largest overall percentage of the numismatic community. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a specialty collection, it should only be offered at certain auctions. Do otherwise, and you will be sadly disappointed every time. And it is your responsibility to know this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 99155, member: 112"]When buying coins, in my opinion Heritage is as good as it gets in all respects. But if you are considering selling coins through Heritage there are some things you need to realize. One of them being that they are no different than any other coin dealer - they are in it to make a dollar. When you sell coins to any dealer you can expect to realize 15-20% less than retail value. That's simply the nature of the business. Anyone who expects otherwise is simply kidding themselves. The other thing to consider - and this may or may not explain why your father had a bad experience zane - is that some coins will sell well and bring high prices in one auction and not in another. For example - if you have a world coin collection you are selling - you don't offer it in an auction that is selling primarily US coins. And you need to realize that some coins simply do not sell well on internet auctions. Internet auctions are primarily geared towards the average collector. In other words thay offer coins that will appeal to the largest overall percentage of the numismatic community. If you have a specialty collection, it should only be offered at certain auctions. Do otherwise, and you will be sadly disappointed every time. And it is your responsibility to know this.[/QUOTE]
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