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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;flintcreek6412, post: 1857959, member: 61025&quot;]I think a lot has to do with supply.&nbsp; While lots of you on here refer the the grey sheet for pricing, or the PCGS guide lots don&#039;t have access to those or aren&#039;t going to pay for them.&nbsp; It&#039;s a fine to see what a grey sheet price is, but can you really find a place that charges that?&nbsp; Around here there are 2 shops(really 1.5).&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve picked them clean on what I can but they don&#039;t have large inventories.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That leaves either travelling 120mi round trip to a bigger city(fuel and 4hrs = $$) or relying on the internet.&nbsp; I&#039;ve looked at Heritage and frankly I don&#039;t think their prices are that great.&nbsp; I find good prices when I look up some historical auctions, but when in a buying mood I&#039;m not seeing good prices.&nbsp; I&#039;ve found some OK deals at dealers online that actually have shops and have made some purchases.&nbsp; But my best finds are ebay for the money.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I look at ebay I look at the price, compare it to PCGS and grey sheets and realize I am a consumer, not dealer so I keep my expectation as such.&nbsp; I then consider how far I have to travel to get that coin locally.&nbsp; Like a St Gauden&#039;s I bought in Ebay.&nbsp; It costs me $100 just in sales tax to buy around here, plus the prices are about a $100 premium over what is online.&nbsp; If I drive to get it that just adds more expense.&nbsp; So am I willing to pay more than some of you might find reasonable?&nbsp; Yes, because it&#039;s still a better option than I have elsewhere.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I lived in an area with an abundance of shops thus competition to keep prices down I might feel otherwise.&nbsp; Or if I had dealer trade connections to get at dealer pricing that would be different, but for now I don&#039;t so I bid away.&nbsp;&nbsp; And I have to remember, this is a hobby.&nbsp; I have no expectation to make money on it.&nbsp; If I can sell a coin someday and recover 80% of what I paid I&#039;m ahead from a recreational standpoint.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&#039;t get any of my green fees returned to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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