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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1027174, member: 112&quot;]That right there is the issue. What do you consider a fair price ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably 999 collectors out of 1,000 will answer that their idea of a fair price is full retail value. In other words if a given coin is selling on ebay, or in a dealer&#039;s shop for $56 then their idea of a fair price for that coin is $56.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well it isn&#039;t. And that&#039;s the hump you have to get over.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think about it for a minute - if somebody is selling a coin for $56 do you think for one second that they paid $56 for that coin ? </p><p><br /></p><p>You see, that&#039;s it. Here you are looking for someone to pay you a fair price. But in order to pay that fair price, they have to pay <u>less</u> than that coin is currently selling for. But how much less ? The average dealer is going to look to buy at 20% less than what the coin is selling for. He has to do that just to cover his overhead and show a small profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>On ebay, if you sell there, they are going to charge you about 12-15% by the time all the fees are paid. Is that that much less than the dealer offers ? Especially considering the time and effort you have to put into the ebay sale vs just walking into a dealer&#039;s shop and having it over with in 5 minutes ?</p><p><br /></p><p>What I&#039;m trying to tell you is that what dealers offer <b>IS</b> a fair price. But people doing the selling just can&#039;t see that because they are too hung up that full retail value number. </p><p><br /></p><p>Full retail value is <u>not</u> what your coins are worth ! Your coins are worth what the average dealer is willing to pay you for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>It takes a long time for folks to realize that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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