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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3533555, member: 26302"]Have you tried selling them for that price though? Dealers always ask more for older issues to pay them for sitting on them. Have you tried to achieve NET TO YOU the same price? Ebay charges some pretty stiff fees, as does Paypal. Its one thing to see what dealers are charging for something, but the real question is what could YOU sell it for? The answer is usually QUITE different. </p><p><br /></p><p>Why do you think I can buy these coins around melt? Because the dealers paid less than melt for them. This included pandas, "privy marks" etc that collectors believe "add value". For a lot of it, in the end, the dealer pays you back of melt or you have to go through the hassle of selling them and paying all of the selling fees yourself. This is especially true of only a 3-5 year hold time. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have coins that I buy all of the time and I pay less than the person who bought them in the 70's or 80's for. I just bought a Koson gold stater for half of what the person paid for it 15 years ago. Buying coins at retail and expecting to make money holding them is a very DANGEROUS game IMHO. Buy coins because you love them. Invest money in investments, not coins is what I tell people.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3533555, member: 26302"]Have you tried selling them for that price though? Dealers always ask more for older issues to pay them for sitting on them. Have you tried to achieve NET TO YOU the same price? Ebay charges some pretty stiff fees, as does Paypal. Its one thing to see what dealers are charging for something, but the real question is what could YOU sell it for? The answer is usually QUITE different. Why do you think I can buy these coins around melt? Because the dealers paid less than melt for them. This included pandas, "privy marks" etc that collectors believe "add value". For a lot of it, in the end, the dealer pays you back of melt or you have to go through the hassle of selling them and paying all of the selling fees yourself. This is especially true of only a 3-5 year hold time. I have coins that I buy all of the time and I pay less than the person who bought them in the 70's or 80's for. I just bought a Koson gold stater for half of what the person paid for it 15 years ago. Buying coins at retail and expecting to make money holding them is a very DANGEROUS game IMHO. Buy coins because you love them. Invest money in investments, not coins is what I tell people.[/QUOTE]
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