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Message:: [QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1366910, member: 27832"]Here's what I've found when it comes to "junk silver": On eBay, you can usually get pretty close to melt value. If you end the auction in the evening, and talk it up in the description, you can sometimes do a bit better; if you end the auction in the morning (or the middle of the night), or describe the lot poorly, you can do considerably worse. But you've got to pay eBay fees, PayPal fees, and shipping. (If you don't offer free shipping, buyers will adjust their bids accordingly.) For large lots (over $1K), this takes about 12% or so off the top; for small lots, fees are proportionally higher. If you instead sell it at a good-sized local coin show, you'll often find dealers buying around 10% back of melt. So, for me, so far, it's always made sense to sell locally rather than on eBay. You usually get paid in cash, if that matters to you; you don't assume any risk from eBay Buyer Protection, which can leave you with little recourse if you happen to get a dishonest buyer; and you have relatively little uncertainty. On the other hand, eBay is always there, 24/7, while coin shows tend to happen infrequently and mostly on weekends.[/QUOTE]