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<p>[QUOTE="frech001, post: 2164744, member: 20616"]This thread triggered a related question. I've started selling a world collection with coins from over 200 different nations spanning several centuries. The collection was stored poorly for over 40 years before I obtained it, but most of the coins, especially those sealed in plastic holders, tubes and even cardboard flips survived OK. The collection does not include many coins worth selling individually. The collector appears to have been a type set collector and he purchased the cheapest coin from each type with some mint sets from the 1960s. I've just started selling them and have only listed coins from Sweden so far. It will take me years to list them on eBay at this rate and I've been realizing only about 10-30% of book prices. Most listings are valued at less than shipping costs so they only sell to those taking advantage of combined shipping. Interestingly, most sales go to people with Swedish names. I started with Sweden because the collector was a Swede and it was the largest set. But I've needed to relist most of them. The "lot" sales of world coins on eBay are mostly of fairly current coins and since I've already cataloged each of them I'd hate to have wasted all my time. Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="frech001, post: 2164744, member: 20616"]This thread triggered a related question. I've started selling a world collection with coins from over 200 different nations spanning several centuries. The collection was stored poorly for over 40 years before I obtained it, but most of the coins, especially those sealed in plastic holders, tubes and even cardboard flips survived OK. The collection does not include many coins worth selling individually. The collector appears to have been a type set collector and he purchased the cheapest coin from each type with some mint sets from the 1960s. I've just started selling them and have only listed coins from Sweden so far. It will take me years to list them on eBay at this rate and I've been realizing only about 10-30% of book prices. Most listings are valued at less than shipping costs so they only sell to those taking advantage of combined shipping. Interestingly, most sales go to people with Swedish names. I started with Sweden because the collector was a Swede and it was the largest set. But I've needed to relist most of them. The "lot" sales of world coins on eBay are mostly of fairly current coins and since I've already cataloged each of them I'd hate to have wasted all my time. Any suggestions?[/QUOTE]
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