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<p>[QUOTE="Arizona Jack, post: 301533, member: 9308"]Cody, What Rlm meant was, I think....why is the price on this coin so high for VF-30 24-S. Sold for $66+ , it's a $15 coin tops !!!</p><p> </p><p>Now Cody, lets put our thinkin caps on for a minute...... We have a 1924 Lincoln cent and we want to add a mintmark. Do you really think it best to add an "S" to the coin?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Back to topic...what is wrong?</p><p>I think what we are seeing is an urgency to win the auction for 1, it's a game, a bidding war. Also, MAYBE , just maybe, people with more $$$ than experience are reading between the lines and wanting to stock up on Lincolns. No problem there at all, but do it SMART.</p><p>There have been a long string of auctions on decent, but not fantastic Lincolns that have just gone beyond reason, and the crazy part is, it's just a cpl sellers who can bring these prices. RLm posted a cpl on the 31-S thread. Why? It beats me, it really has me unable to answer that question.</p><p> </p><p>Look at same sellers 24-D:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ads.auctionads.com/pagead/link_3de4f43259e5d559ed07_3ef5d31f70f7d3553a98ea1bdbe079dd_http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130177662509&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:1123" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ads.auctionads.com/pagead/link_3de4f43259e5d559ed07_3ef5d31f70f7d3553a98ea1bdbe079dd_http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130177662509&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:1123" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130177662509&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:1123</a></p><p> </p><p>Again, a nice coin but not outstanding, a nice XF-40ish 1924-D sold for $188 for a $75-110 coin. I'm stumped.</p><p> </p><p>Look here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ads.auctionads.com/pagead/link_3de4f43259e5d559ed07_3ef5d31f70f7d3553a98ea1bdbe079dd_http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110199978321&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ads.auctionads.com/pagead/link_3de4f43259e5d559ed07_3ef5d31f70f7d3553a98ea1bdbe079dd_http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110199978321&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110199978321&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001</a></p><p> </p><p>A full XF with a little green thingy or 5, $36.</p><p> </p><p>$150 differance, and compare strike and wear.</p><p> </p><p>I don't understand Ebay, it's like trying to understand a woman. DONT. Just go along for the ride, and smile once and a while.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Arizona Jack, post: 301533, member: 9308"]Cody, What Rlm meant was, I think....why is the price on this coin so high for VF-30 24-S. Sold for $66+ , it's a $15 coin tops !!! Now Cody, lets put our thinkin caps on for a minute...... We have a 1924 Lincoln cent and we want to add a mintmark. Do you really think it best to add an "S" to the coin? Back to topic...what is wrong? I think what we are seeing is an urgency to win the auction for 1, it's a game, a bidding war. Also, MAYBE , just maybe, people with more $$$ than experience are reading between the lines and wanting to stock up on Lincolns. No problem there at all, but do it SMART. There have been a long string of auctions on decent, but not fantastic Lincolns that have just gone beyond reason, and the crazy part is, it's just a cpl sellers who can bring these prices. RLm posted a cpl on the 31-S thread. Why? It beats me, it really has me unable to answer that question. Look at same sellers 24-D: [URL="http://ads.auctionads.com/pagead/link_3de4f43259e5d559ed07_3ef5d31f70f7d3553a98ea1bdbe079dd_http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130177662509&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:1123"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130177662509&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:1123[/URL] Again, a nice coin but not outstanding, a nice XF-40ish 1924-D sold for $188 for a $75-110 coin. I'm stumped. Look here: [URL="http://ads.auctionads.com/pagead/link_3de4f43259e5d559ed07_3ef5d31f70f7d3553a98ea1bdbe079dd_http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110199978321&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001"]http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=110199978321&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=001[/URL] A full XF with a little green thingy or 5, $36. $150 differance, and compare strike and wear. I don't understand Ebay, it's like trying to understand a woman. DONT. Just go along for the ride, and smile once and a while.[/QUOTE]
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