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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Space 4 Rent, post: 772180, member: 22065&quot;]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Okay, so I was board and was thinking about the fact that I often DVR the coin shows on HSN, and other outlets for the entertainment value. I actually enjoy watching them sometimes and have even picked up a few nuggets of information that was actually useful. </font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I got to thinking that most of us on CT, or those of us involved in any depth in the hobby or business, know that these types of shows are a lot of hype and fluff, and usually are on the expensive side when selling coins to the public. You often read, or hear about dealers who have a customer come in with a hoard of TV purchased coins looking to sell for a profit, only to be told that they paid way over retail, and will be loosing money - not making money.</font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Well, I decided to do a quick and dirty - totally non scientific - analysis of a random selection of coins from the HSN web site, and compare them to the actual selling price (average of completed auctions in past 30 days) of the exact item on eBay. I must say that I expected a disparity, but was surprised at the actual gap in price. I would say that IMHO that purchasing coins from HSN will cost you roughly double the price that the item can be purchased for on eBay. </font></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here is a sample of my analysis:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><u>Item ---- HSN Price $ / eBay Price $ </u></p><p>2008 Proof Set - 129.95 / 65.00</p><p>2008 Mint Set - 69.95 / 48.00</p><p>2009 Proof State Quarters Set - 29.95 / 9.95</p><p>2006 Proof Set - 59.95 / 18.58</p><p>2009 Van Buren P/D/S Set - 17.95 / 4.25</p><p>11 Piece Ike Proof Set - 249.95 / 185.00</p><p>2007 Mint Set - 54.95 / 25.00</p><p>1999-2008 Quarter Proof Sets - 399.95 / 215.00</p><p>2007 Proof SAE (OGP) - 99.95 / 76.00</p><p>1978 Proof Set - 14.95 / 9.00</p><p>2008 Alaska SQ P+D OBW Rolls - 39.95 / 30.00</p><p>1881 S Morgan MS63 (ICG) - 99.95 / 48.47</p><p>1938 D Buffalo BU - 39.95 / 4.25 </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b><i>For the purposes of full disclosure, I have purchased other items from HSN, but never coins. :whistle:</i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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