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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2156981, member: 27832"]I'll say!</p><p><br /></p><p>You see the same thing at shows sometimes. While dealers are pretty harsh when <i>buying</i> problem coins, many of them are suddenly very forgiving when it's time to set a price for <i>selling</i> them. I don't mind problem coins as much as many folks here, so I have one or two favorite dealers who don't try to hide problems, and sell problem coins at a price I consider a bargain. I'm pretty sure I could turn any of those problem coins around on eBay at a profit.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It depends entirely on who's looking to buy. The best advice I can offer is to put it up and let the buyers decide -- but with a straight auction, you only get a week or ten days worth of exposure to buyers, and the right buyers might not happen by during that week.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've got a coin or two that I've thought of listing Buy It Now with Best Offer, with a high BIN price, and just letting them sit there for a month or two to attract offers. That way, I'd get more control over what price to accept, and I'd get more exposure to more buyers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2156981, member: 27832"]I'll say! You see the same thing at shows sometimes. While dealers are pretty harsh when [I]buying[/I] problem coins, many of them are suddenly very forgiving when it's time to set a price for [I]selling[/I] them. I don't mind problem coins as much as many folks here, so I have one or two favorite dealers who don't try to hide problems, and sell problem coins at a price I consider a bargain. I'm pretty sure I could turn any of those problem coins around on eBay at a profit. It depends entirely on who's looking to buy. The best advice I can offer is to put it up and let the buyers decide -- but with a straight auction, you only get a week or ten days worth of exposure to buyers, and the right buyers might not happen by during that week. I've got a coin or two that I've thought of listing Buy It Now with Best Offer, with a high BIN price, and just letting them sit there for a month or two to attract offers. That way, I'd get more control over what price to accept, and I'd get more exposure to more buyers.[/QUOTE]
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