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<p>[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1620715, member: 38783"]Where I live, the nearest "real" coin shop is 20 miles away, so an investment of $6 in gas and a couple hours at least just to get there, look, buy and get back. eBay is certainly much more convenient most of the time - even if I'm spending the same amount of time looking online at least I'm doing it at home. </p><p><br /></p><p>Single coins are rarely ever had for anywhere near melt, especially factoring in the shipping. But, you can find stuff in smaller quantities, you just have to look hard:</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F330857463796%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F330857463796%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/330857463796?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649</a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F221175440981%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F221175440981%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/221175440981?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The quarters ended up $1.20 under melt total with shipping included, and the dimes ended up $.12 over melt total, free shipping saved it there. If I were to travel to the LCS to pick up those small lots it would have cost me more than eBay in this particular case.</p><p><br /></p><p>Even these:</p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914702618%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914702618%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914702618?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649</a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914703251%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914703251%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914703251?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649</a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914705405%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914705405%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914705405?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649</a></p><p><br /></p><p>All 3 with combined shipping came to $.11 under melt. I just missed a 4th one from the same seller for $24, which would have brought the total to $5 under melt for the lot due to the same shipping cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now to be fair, I still haven't found a single close to melt deal on Morgans or Peace dollars on eBay. For those I'm sure the junk bins at an LCS might offer a much better shot.</p><p><br /></p><p>I admit this is not the norm, and it takes a little bit of work to find this stuff. I'd offer that 99% of silver auctions are over melt, and probably 95% of those are ridiculously over and can't believe people would pay that much for it. But, I guess you can also look at that as a business opportunity if you've got the stomach for dealing with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Prime Mover, post: 1620715, member: 38783"]Where I live, the nearest "real" coin shop is 20 miles away, so an investment of $6 in gas and a couple hours at least just to get there, look, buy and get back. eBay is certainly much more convenient most of the time - even if I'm spending the same amount of time looking online at least I'm doing it at home. Single coins are rarely ever had for anywhere near melt, especially factoring in the shipping. But, you can find stuff in smaller quantities, you just have to look hard: [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F330857463796%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/330857463796?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/URL] [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F221175440981%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/221175440981?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/URL] The quarters ended up $1.20 under melt total with shipping included, and the dimes ended up $.12 over melt total, free shipping saved it there. If I were to travel to the LCS to pick up those small lots it would have cost me more than eBay in this particular case. Even these: [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914702618%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914702618?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/URL] [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914703251%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914703251?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/URL] [URL="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335874456&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F230914705405%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649"]http://www.ebay.com/itm/230914705405?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649[/URL] All 3 with combined shipping came to $.11 under melt. I just missed a 4th one from the same seller for $24, which would have brought the total to $5 under melt for the lot due to the same shipping cost. Now to be fair, I still haven't found a single close to melt deal on Morgans or Peace dollars on eBay. For those I'm sure the junk bins at an LCS might offer a much better shot. I admit this is not the norm, and it takes a little bit of work to find this stuff. I'd offer that 99% of silver auctions are over melt, and probably 95% of those are ridiculously over and can't believe people would pay that much for it. But, I guess you can also look at that as a business opportunity if you've got the stomach for dealing with it.[/QUOTE]
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