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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;imrich, post: 2720803, member: 22331&quot;]We differ in buying techniques. I have a Silver and Golden rule for buying and selling on Craigslist for more than 5 years (i.e. treat your trading partner as you&#039;d rather experience). It has resulted in many return and new trading partners.</p><p><br /></p><p>I advertise thoroughly what I&#039;d deliver, and what I&#039;d expect to buy, including pricing. An example similar to yours is that I advertised to purchase Good to Extra-fine average pre-1921 Morgan Dollars at $18/coin. I received a call from a young man who had seen my ad for some time, while shopping for a trustworthy buyer. He had taken a couple rolls to numerous buyers who all offered less than my price. What was the catch? None, I with a lady friend would meet him with his requested lady at a neutral location busy McDonalds, and pay the promised price if the coins were in undamaged condition requested. I asked if he had more than the 2 rolls he was normally showing to potential buyers. He stated yes, and I asked him to bring 2 rolls of those he considered better condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>I described my vehicle and my appearance, and where I&#039;d park at the facility, and provided a contact phone number, asking same from him, and a date/time preferred for meeting. We came to an agreement.</p><p><br /></p><p>I contacted him when I left home, and when I arrived at the destination. He arrived promptly with a female, and we all went into the facility, finding a remote location in a corner where I always sit with my back to a wall. He asked about the triple beam balance I carried as we were seated.&nbsp; I set it on the table, and asked for a roll of his coins, which I removed from their &quot;tube&quot;, spreading them inline on the balance tray. I now knew the general coin condition. I waved a rare earth magnet from an electric can opener down the row of coins, and received no resistance. I now theoretically knew them not to be ferrous. I checked their weight, finding them to be ~525gm. I knew the nominal weight of a minted roll to be 535gm. I placed the coins in their container, returning same to the seller. I repeated the process on the 2nd roll, finding similar results, and returned the coins. I then counted 7 $100 and a $20 bill, asking if he would accept/trade same for his 40 coins. He calculated, and agreed. We exchanged currency, and I asked him if he had additional coins, and informed him I&#039;d be interested if he wanted to repeat the process.</p><p><br /></p><p>He informed me that the coins were from his deceased grand-fathers estate, and he was selected by the family to sell same for his grand-mother. He didn&#039;t know how many coins there were, but estimated more than a thousand. He said that others he met had offered less than $15/coin. I told him if he had 600 additional coins, I&#039;d be interested in meeting again. He felt that wasn&#039;t a problem, and he&#039;d be pleased to meet again.</p><p><br /></p><p>He called, and we met again, where he guessed why I wanted 600 coins, after carrying the ~39# &quot;lot&quot; of Dollars, seeing my beam balance, an ammunition can, and 30 rectangular Dollar coin holders. We completed the previous process 30 additional times, except placing the coins 20 at a time in the tubes I supplied, which were stacked neatly in the ammunition can with the 2 rolls I&#039;d previously purchased from him. I offered him 108 $100 Dollar bills for the filled box, and we happily parted, expressing pleasure with &quot;the process&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>We met again where we completed a similar process for an additional 640 coins. The final meeting was for a lesser quantity of coins, including coins of lesser condition than Good, where I paid him less than $18/coin for the lower grade, but more than any other had offered. I met a wonderful couple, and had a great unstressed experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that my experiences with sellers is more fulfilling than yours, resulting in less time/hassle, and probably doesn&#039;t cost significantly more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I personally conceal-carry, and have an on-site &quot;back-up&quot; for Craigslist transactions, normally finalized a minimum of 15 miles outside the urban general area. I&#039;ve had less adversity with my system on Craigslist, than I&#039;ve had with National and CoinTalk generally unsecure sellers. Caveat Emptor!</p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO</p><p><br /></p><p>My equipment and partial results are portrayed in the attached image(s).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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