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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1431949, member: 5233"]Exactly. By submitting in bulk you get a lower rate per coin. The handful that return at high grade make the bulk of the money and the lower grade coins help cover some of that cost. Here is an example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's say I submit 500 coins at $10 each bulk rate...so my cost is $5000. An MS66 sells for $5 and an MS67 sells for $40. If 400 coins come back at MS66...I can then sell those coins for 400 x $5ea which is $2000...so I have covered almost half of my total cost. Now, the remaining 100 come back at MS67 which sell for $40 each...so 100x$40 = $4000.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the $2000 generated from the MS66 coins plus the $4000 generated from the MS67 coins is $6000...subtract my initial grading expense of $5000 and I have a $1000 profit. That's how the dealers think of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>They do their best to select coins that have the best chance of a higher grade and hope enough of them are correct to turn a profit. But, those cheaper coins clearly do help to cover the cost.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 1431949, member: 5233"]Exactly. By submitting in bulk you get a lower rate per coin. The handful that return at high grade make the bulk of the money and the lower grade coins help cover some of that cost. Here is an example: Let's say I submit 500 coins at $10 each bulk rate...so my cost is $5000. An MS66 sells for $5 and an MS67 sells for $40. If 400 coins come back at MS66...I can then sell those coins for 400 x $5ea which is $2000...so I have covered almost half of my total cost. Now, the remaining 100 come back at MS67 which sell for $40 each...so 100x$40 = $4000. So, the $2000 generated from the MS66 coins plus the $4000 generated from the MS67 coins is $6000...subtract my initial grading expense of $5000 and I have a $1000 profit. That's how the dealers think of it. They do their best to select coins that have the best chance of a higher grade and hope enough of them are correct to turn a profit. But, those cheaper coins clearly do help to cover the cost.[/QUOTE]
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