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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2783055, member: 56859&quot;]I have no problem with a 100% markup -- that&#039;s common practice.&nbsp; The baffling thing is that a collector could have acquired the coin for a much lower price at auction-- <i>yesterday</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, somewhat arguing against myself ( <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), CNG&#039;s estimates are often low, and usually I feel pretty good about any CNG coin I can acquire for less than double the estimate.&nbsp; That&#039;s a generalization, of course-- I do check comps.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>It is possible that the two &quot;sold&quot; coins were acquired by the dealer on behalf of a client, merely shown in the Vcoins store to bolster the appearance of sales at those prices.</p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER], thanks for your input.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do want to make clear that I am not against anyone making a profit where they can.&nbsp; My puzzlement in this case is more over the fact that collectors are willing to pay such a premium for convenience!&nbsp; Although-- we have no way of knowing what the selling price (by Palmyra) was.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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