Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;baseball21, post: 2852271, member: 76863&quot;]And people certain of their skills will offer a slightly higher low number knowing that they have to spend to get it graded or be largely confined to people that just want to feel like they got a deal with the lower raw price. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Which the costs associated with with be reflected in their offer.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You keep pushing this but people active in the market that use online sources a lot know this isn&#039;t true and keep pointing that out when you say this.&nbsp; Sure there are some examples of that happening, there are also countless examples of it working the other way and countless dealers sourcing inventory and coins for people from eBay.&nbsp; There is also a lot more involved than you make</p><p><br /></p><p>You also don&#039;t actually know what the persons out of pocket cost was on the eBay purchase.&nbsp; Last I checked the major auction houses aren&#039;t handing out coupons for discounts, money back such as eBay bucks, or having free shipping ect.&nbsp; eBay routinely runs promotions for percentages off the sale price, extra eBay bucks, maybe the buyer used eBay bucks from the last quarter and the purchase was actually free as some examples.&nbsp; The sale prices at the other places aren&#039;t all that the buyer would be paying anyway when you factor in the associated shipping and handling fees or credit card fees ect.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Numismatic dealers aren&#039;t working off a 10 percent margin consistently, high volume bullion dealers might be in bullion but the vast majority of the time if they are going to sell it for $330 you won&#039;t sniff $300 in their offer unless they&#039;re doing you a favor for whatever reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in