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<p>[QUOTE="Choucas, post: 6547239, member: 100117"]I just looked at the results for the coins I collect, totally dumb prices. A Valerian DEO VOLKANO for over 300CHF (not even the scarcer variety)? Another very common Victorinus for almost 200? This one for 440?? A Postumus MONETA for 200? Excuse me?</p><p><br /></p><p>No offense to the buyers and underbidders if they are reading this, but I feel like these are people with a lot of money that don't know what they are doing. Most of those are barely worth the buyer's premium and shipping, even if they are nice coins for sure. These prices are totally insane.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262557[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's mine below, I'd say it's in comparable condition (maybe the Leu one has slightly better strike and surfaces, but mine has a full legend). I paid 27€ shipped, a few months ago, and retail (not even an ebay auction or whatever...), that's not even BP on the one above. Totally crazy. And that's not the only one like that.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262559[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I'd be wise to grab any common ant in nice condition I can find and consign them to Leu. Lol.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Choucas, post: 6547239, member: 100117"]I just looked at the results for the coins I collect, totally dumb prices. A Valerian DEO VOLKANO for over 300CHF (not even the scarcer variety)? Another very common Victorinus for almost 200? This one for 440?? A Postumus MONETA for 200? Excuse me? No offense to the buyers and underbidders if they are reading this, but I feel like these are people with a lot of money that don't know what they are doing. Most of those are barely worth the buyer's premium and shipping, even if they are nice coins for sure. These prices are totally insane. [ATTACH=full]1262557[/ATTACH] Here's mine below, I'd say it's in comparable condition (maybe the Leu one has slightly better strike and surfaces, but mine has a full legend). I paid 27€ shipped, a few months ago, and retail (not even an ebay auction or whatever...), that's not even BP on the one above. Totally crazy. And that's not the only one like that. [ATTACH=full]1262559[/ATTACH] Maybe I'd be wise to grab any common ant in nice condition I can find and consign them to Leu. Lol.[/QUOTE]
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