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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2695157, member: 36230"]Before renting a cabinet (or the like) I would suggest being sure to check out other vendors first, paying very close attention to what they're offering, prices, etc. I had one some years ago, and while it was okay to liquidate junk on the cheap, it oddly wasn't a place to offer anything decent (regardless of value). Varieties/errors drew <i>very</i> little interest, even when more than competitively priced, but if selling problem junk (as most other vendors did), it wasn't a bad place. Better yet damaged coins sold very well. Novelty-type coins - cheap IHCs, Buffalo nickels, etc - would sell well as would junk dollars, but considering the greater clientele, it makes sense. Junk level Barbers and other older types would sell well as long as priced in reasonable relation to spot. In fact, a number of local dealers/sellers would use the place to liquidate coins that collectors generally avoid.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, this past summer I visited another antique mall, perhaps an hour from me, and there were many more coin cabinets than in the one above. However, I did notice that most were offing the same type of material and suggested my experience not outside the ordinary, at least in this general area.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2695157, member: 36230"]Before renting a cabinet (or the like) I would suggest being sure to check out other vendors first, paying very close attention to what they're offering, prices, etc. I had one some years ago, and while it was okay to liquidate junk on the cheap, it oddly wasn't a place to offer anything decent (regardless of value). Varieties/errors drew [I]very[/I] little interest, even when more than competitively priced, but if selling problem junk (as most other vendors did), it wasn't a bad place. Better yet damaged coins sold very well. Novelty-type coins - cheap IHCs, Buffalo nickels, etc - would sell well as would junk dollars, but considering the greater clientele, it makes sense. Junk level Barbers and other older types would sell well as long as priced in reasonable relation to spot. In fact, a number of local dealers/sellers would use the place to liquidate coins that collectors generally avoid. That said, this past summer I visited another antique mall, perhaps an hour from me, and there were many more coin cabinets than in the one above. However, I did notice that most were offing the same type of material and suggested my experience not outside the ordinary, at least in this general area.[/QUOTE]
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