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<p>[QUOTE="Aberlight, post: 303605, member: 6510"]GDJMSP,</p><p><br /></p><p>I think these are good points as to the prices that the coins have reached and like I said earlier, Although the prices of the mentioned seller are unrealistic now, I watched the 1895 Barber. This is a coin that despite the problem I would have very quickly given $350 for because I know it has a problem and $2200 is a lot for me. For $350 I would have a nice example worth overlooking the flaws and to someone else it would be worth $450, and another $550. Now that it is $2200 and overpriced people may quickly dismiss this seller for allowing a coin to go so high when the coin likely couldn't be resold for a close price. Its just the nature of auctions. I imagine this guy is sitting back not knowing if the coin is worth $20 or $2000 and people are ripping themselves off because they dont know what they are doing. If the coin was $400 no one would be talking about. Its a case of the dumb leading the dumb and to the seller compared to other coins he is selling this stands out as "Pristine-Superlative."</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as dumb I have been there. 7 years ago when I got on Ebay I sold childhood toys and hoped for $20 where as I got $100-$150....all because I had the boxes. Not knowing the original box was what the buyers wanted I almost slapped a address on the boxes along with postage and sent it as it was since I just happened to have the boxes that they fit in and the only reason for including it the auction was for people to know what the items were as I didn't. Luckly someone asked me ship a box in bubble wrap. I was only selling the toys as I knew how to.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I mentioned this was because this seller, like myself with the boxes, (likely) doesn't know what he has and just want to sell it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Aberlight, post: 303605, member: 6510"]GDJMSP, I think these are good points as to the prices that the coins have reached and like I said earlier, Although the prices of the mentioned seller are unrealistic now, I watched the 1895 Barber. This is a coin that despite the problem I would have very quickly given $350 for because I know it has a problem and $2200 is a lot for me. For $350 I would have a nice example worth overlooking the flaws and to someone else it would be worth $450, and another $550. Now that it is $2200 and overpriced people may quickly dismiss this seller for allowing a coin to go so high when the coin likely couldn't be resold for a close price. Its just the nature of auctions. I imagine this guy is sitting back not knowing if the coin is worth $20 or $2000 and people are ripping themselves off because they dont know what they are doing. If the coin was $400 no one would be talking about. Its a case of the dumb leading the dumb and to the seller compared to other coins he is selling this stands out as "Pristine-Superlative." As far as dumb I have been there. 7 years ago when I got on Ebay I sold childhood toys and hoped for $20 where as I got $100-$150....all because I had the boxes. Not knowing the original box was what the buyers wanted I almost slapped a address on the boxes along with postage and sent it as it was since I just happened to have the boxes that they fit in and the only reason for including it the auction was for people to know what the items were as I didn't. Luckly someone asked me ship a box in bubble wrap. I was only selling the toys as I knew how to. The reason I mentioned this was because this seller, like myself with the boxes, (likely) doesn't know what he has and just want to sell it. Chris[/QUOTE]
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