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<p>[QUOTE="calcol, post: 2564096, member: 77639"]At one of the Long Beach shows last year, I wanted to look up the value of a couple of coins to put on a PCGS submission form. I didn't have a graysheet or immediate access to the net, so I walked over to the CDN table and asked if I could look at a recent issue (just look, not take). They said nope unless you buy it or subscribe. So, I went to a dealer at a nearby table and asked to see his copy. He said, "Sure, no problem." CDN folks seemed unfazed.</p><p><br /></p><p>For pricing coins for purchase, I look at the six most recent auction prices on the web, throw out the high and low, and average the four in the middle. I use this as a ballpark guide and keep the spread and trend in mind. I won't buy at all unless I really like the coin itself, which means I'm probably going to pay the average or more. I have a collector, not dealer, approach, so buying a coin I don't like or that doesn't fill a void in my collection at good price just to flip it doesn't occur.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="calcol, post: 2564096, member: 77639"]At one of the Long Beach shows last year, I wanted to look up the value of a couple of coins to put on a PCGS submission form. I didn't have a graysheet or immediate access to the net, so I walked over to the CDN table and asked if I could look at a recent issue (just look, not take). They said nope unless you buy it or subscribe. So, I went to a dealer at a nearby table and asked to see his copy. He said, "Sure, no problem." CDN folks seemed unfazed. For pricing coins for purchase, I look at the six most recent auction prices on the web, throw out the high and low, and average the four in the middle. I use this as a ballpark guide and keep the spread and trend in mind. I won't buy at all unless I really like the coin itself, which means I'm probably going to pay the average or more. I have a collector, not dealer, approach, so buying a coin I don't like or that doesn't fill a void in my collection at good price just to flip it doesn't occur. Cal[/QUOTE]
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