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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2917638, member: 39084&quot;]Let me preface this by saying that I personally haven&#039;t sold my or another person&#039;s collection, but I&#039;ve observed collections being sold (mostly on auction sites but occasionally via consignment or elsewhere).</p><p><br /></p><p>Even though there are over 300 coins in the collection to which you refer, my first step would be to research and value the collection as accurately as possible.&nbsp; This may take some time but my point here is to set your expectations rationally rather than optimistically.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Suppose your research (on VCoins, Sixbid, ACSearch, etc.) indicates that the collection is valued at about $20K <i>retail.</i>&nbsp; I would then estimate the potential liquidation value using your fairly thorough list (above) of the various means of disposing of the collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, selling a retail value $20K collection to a dealer is probably going to bring in $12K - $15K at most, based on the dealer&#039;s risk, turnover, etc.&nbsp; Really, most VCoins dealers probably have the wherewithal to purchase a $12K collection if it has enough coins they&#039;re willing to add to their inventory.&nbsp; Is this a sufficient amount for you/the collector?&nbsp; If so, it&#039;s probably the fastest way to liquidate.</p><p><br /></p><p>If that amount is insufficient, my observation is that you&#039;re probably going to have go the consignment/auction route to potentially maximize your return.&nbsp; Possibly you could choose the top 100 coins from the collection and auction them, or consign them, and then sell the lesser 200 or so coins to a dealer.&nbsp; This is a slower liquidation method, though, and if you want to have your top coins included in the higher profile auctions, you&#039;ll probably need 6 - 12 months lead time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I would not want to sell a larger or even moderate number of coins individually myself through EBay or similar person-to-person auctions.&nbsp; It&#039;s just too much hassle for the incremental return.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, when you write &quot;...collection of 300+ that has high/mid to high value coins...&quot; what are your definitions of &quot;high/mid&quot; and &quot;high&quot; value?&nbsp; For some collectors, &quot;high&quot; value is $50,000+; for others, it&#039;s $1,000+.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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