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<p>[QUOTE="susanlynn9, post: 16255, member: 1258"]I have purchased a couple of collections from eBay. You need to be very careful which ones you consider. If all of the coins are not itemized, stay away. Many of these are padded with worthless modern coinage. Also, many of these collections advertise graded coins. Be sure that they list who the grading company is. There are a lot of fly-by-night grading companies out there. Coins in these holders would probably command more of a premium broken out of the holders. Take the time to figure the book price of each coin and don't pay more than 60 percent of that if you can help it - otherwise you may have difficulty turning any kind of a profit. Are you looking to resell on eBay or through some other venue? If you are looking to sell through eBay, I suggest that you take the time to put together a good description of each coin and provide clear, informative pictures. It has been my experience that the collections that are under $1000 tend to sell for closer to book price than those over $1000. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="susanlynn9, post: 16255, member: 1258"]I have purchased a couple of collections from eBay. You need to be very careful which ones you consider. If all of the coins are not itemized, stay away. Many of these are padded with worthless modern coinage. Also, many of these collections advertise graded coins. Be sure that they list who the grading company is. There are a lot of fly-by-night grading companies out there. Coins in these holders would probably command more of a premium broken out of the holders. Take the time to figure the book price of each coin and don't pay more than 60 percent of that if you can help it - otherwise you may have difficulty turning any kind of a profit. Are you looking to resell on eBay or through some other venue? If you are looking to sell through eBay, I suggest that you take the time to put together a good description of each coin and provide clear, informative pictures. It has been my experience that the collections that are under $1000 tend to sell for closer to book price than those over $1000. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]
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