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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2782050, member: 27832"]You simply can never tell what people will do with BIN. I listed a silver lot below melt once, and got an offer within minutes that was maybe 20% lower; the same guy did a BIN a few minutes later.</p><p><br /></p><p>I listed a key-date Morgan in G/VG with a fairly stiff BIN, and got an offer for about 20% less. I decided to think about it for a while and see if any other offers came in; the next day, the guy did a BIN -- and then sent me a message asking if I could "throw him a bone". I was into the coin for a lot less, so I gave him a 10% refund, and got an extra-happy customer.</p><p><br /></p><p>I listed a holed, engraved and worn proof trade dollar for $1195, a reasonable price for an undamaged XF example. I got offers for $505, $195, and $700. I had no way of guessing what people would actually offer until I listed it. (And if I'd put it up for auction, it might have ended before either of the high offerers saw it.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 2782050, member: 27832"]You simply can never tell what people will do with BIN. I listed a silver lot below melt once, and got an offer within minutes that was maybe 20% lower; the same guy did a BIN a few minutes later. I listed a key-date Morgan in G/VG with a fairly stiff BIN, and got an offer for about 20% less. I decided to think about it for a while and see if any other offers came in; the next day, the guy did a BIN -- and then sent me a message asking if I could "throw him a bone". I was into the coin for a lot less, so I gave him a 10% refund, and got an extra-happy customer. I listed a holed, engraved and worn proof trade dollar for $1195, a reasonable price for an undamaged XF example. I got offers for $505, $195, and $700. I had no way of guessing what people would actually offer until I listed it. (And if I'd put it up for auction, it might have ended before either of the high offerers saw it.)[/QUOTE]
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