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<p>[QUOTE="Asher, post: 8450656, member: 80285"]I agree. There is also the value of not doing the legwork to find the coin. I'm sure I can ask a LCS can you find me XYZ and it make take 6 months.</p><p><br /></p><p>I plan on spending $150 total if needed. I will use the bank draft option, $5.50 shipping, and sadly Maryland is a <= $1,000 6% sales tax state. I understand that coins that sell for thousands, the buyers aren't much concerned about all this fee talk. Although I can't find it, there is probably a 15-30 day post-auction payment window. They email the invoice an you can mail a check. So I see no reason I couldn't do an e-check say 10 days after.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for eBay, the seller pays the premium so it's reverse and I could say consumer facing vs vendor facing. All "real" auctions have a BP as well, so you can't really compare eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure on the likeliness of finding an underbid coin on HA vs eBay, but I'll just guess HA is easier. I feel like it will only be worth it if I buy a coin that falls under the radar (I have 4 possibilities). And I'll report back.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Asher, post: 8450656, member: 80285"]I agree. There is also the value of not doing the legwork to find the coin. I'm sure I can ask a LCS can you find me XYZ and it make take 6 months. I plan on spending $150 total if needed. I will use the bank draft option, $5.50 shipping, and sadly Maryland is a <= $1,000 6% sales tax state. I understand that coins that sell for thousands, the buyers aren't much concerned about all this fee talk. Although I can't find it, there is probably a 15-30 day post-auction payment window. They email the invoice an you can mail a check. So I see no reason I couldn't do an e-check say 10 days after. As for eBay, the seller pays the premium so it's reverse and I could say consumer facing vs vendor facing. All "real" auctions have a BP as well, so you can't really compare eBay. I'm not sure on the likeliness of finding an underbid coin on HA vs eBay, but I'll just guess HA is easier. I feel like it will only be worth it if I buy a coin that falls under the radar (I have 4 possibilities). And I'll report back.[/QUOTE]
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