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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 308396, member: 112"]Frank I wasn't talking about your auctions in particular, I was just making more a general comment - meaning that perhaps ebay buyers are beginning to realize what coins are really worth. It was not uncommon in the past few years for many buyers to actually pay a good bit more for a coin on ebay than they could go and buy one for in a dealer's shop.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will use your example of the 1913-D Type 2 F12 - the last one sold on Heritage Dec. 10 was slabbed by ANACS. It sold for $74. An example slabbed by PCGS and sold on the same day - sold for $97. </p><p><br /></p><p>So if you sold a raw coin, albeit graded fairly and accurately, for $62 - then I'd say ya did about right pal. Now even if you lost money on the sale - that's the going rate. And perhaps, just perhaps, your buyer knew that. Not so long ago they didn't. That's all I'm saying.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 308396, member: 112"]Frank I wasn't talking about your auctions in particular, I was just making more a general comment - meaning that perhaps ebay buyers are beginning to realize what coins are really worth. It was not uncommon in the past few years for many buyers to actually pay a good bit more for a coin on ebay than they could go and buy one for in a dealer's shop. I will use your example of the 1913-D Type 2 F12 - the last one sold on Heritage Dec. 10 was slabbed by ANACS. It sold for $74. An example slabbed by PCGS and sold on the same day - sold for $97. So if you sold a raw coin, albeit graded fairly and accurately, for $62 - then I'd say ya did about right pal. Now even if you lost money on the sale - that's the going rate. And perhaps, just perhaps, your buyer knew that. Not so long ago they didn't. That's all I'm saying.[/QUOTE]
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