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<p>[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1571994, member: 41665"]o.k., I did a quick & dirty calc (because I already had a spreadsheet for Morgans) - excluding the "1878 MS 64;7TF Rev'79" (let's <i>say </i>$400.) - $94. per coin for PL Morgans. </p><p>These are NOT all PL, btw! What's the premium on slabbed PL Morgans - subtract that also. </p><p><br /></p><p>My (admittedly unprofessional) guess? A local dealer pays ~35-50% less for this collection, say ~USD$ 650. to USD$ 800. max. Why? Because merchants in resale & trade collectibles will figure healthy margins for expenses & profit: they generally Bid at DEEP DISCOUNT to whatever so-called "fair value" is published. IME.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose your offer was generous & fair. I don't know about the 'worth $1,900 on eBay' estimate of yours (are you factoring the 15% Seller loses to eBay/PayPal?) And again: no idea what the local market might offer otherwise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1571994, member: 41665"]o.k., I did a quick & dirty calc (because I already had a spreadsheet for Morgans) - excluding the "1878 MS 64;7TF Rev'79" (let's [I]say [/I]$400.) - $94. per coin for PL Morgans. These are NOT all PL, btw! What's the premium on slabbed PL Morgans - subtract that also. My (admittedly unprofessional) guess? A local dealer pays ~35-50% less for this collection, say ~USD$ 650. to USD$ 800. max. Why? Because merchants in resale & trade collectibles will figure healthy margins for expenses & profit: they generally Bid at DEEP DISCOUNT to whatever so-called "fair value" is published. IME. I suppose your offer was generous & fair. I don't know about the 'worth $1,900 on eBay' estimate of yours (are you factoring the 15% Seller loses to eBay/PayPal?) And again: no idea what the local market might offer otherwise.[/QUOTE]
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