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<p>[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1077496, member: 26972"]Cole guy, I thought about what would I tell people about the values of their coins, if asked. I am confident that I can mine information on coins and realize that estimate, if I had to sell them, within a couple percentage points. The problem with estimation of value, is sort of related to what those guys do on pawn stars do. Offer 50% of their best educated guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>so whats it worth? depends on what you want to use that value for. tell a person a coin is worth $100 bucks give or take 10% and they say OK $100.. nope it doesn't work that way. I don't want the coin.... OH Okay will you sell it for me? sure.... but $50 bucks is all you will get for it... they say "what? you said $100" then you got to get into the ........" well.... cost to list and sell fees run 20% and I want to make something for my time."" shipping costs ....</p><p><br /></p><p>and so the story goes.... what is the coin worth... it is worth what you are willing to pay for it... </p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EyeEatWheaties, post: 1077496, member: 26972"]Cole guy, I thought about what would I tell people about the values of their coins, if asked. I am confident that I can mine information on coins and realize that estimate, if I had to sell them, within a couple percentage points. The problem with estimation of value, is sort of related to what those guys do on pawn stars do. Offer 50% of their best educated guess. so whats it worth? depends on what you want to use that value for. tell a person a coin is worth $100 bucks give or take 10% and they say OK $100.. nope it doesn't work that way. I don't want the coin.... OH Okay will you sell it for me? sure.... but $50 bucks is all you will get for it... they say "what? you said $100" then you got to get into the ........" well.... cost to list and sell fees run 20% and I want to make something for my time."" shipping costs .... and so the story goes.... what is the coin worth... it is worth what you are willing to pay for it... :)[/QUOTE]
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