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<p>[QUOTE="Stephan77, post: 2162374, member: 74244"]As a business model, I believe that trying to find unslabbed coins on ebay, and thinking they are steals that can be slabbed and gain a nice profit, is a stone cold money losing proposition in the long run. Sure there are stories on here and every coin forum about those who did it once or a few times successfully, perhaps sometimes for a nice profit, but of course they don't mention all the losers they had.</p><p><br /></p><p>Be patient, be aware of market values and trends, and get the best price possible on slabbed coins. There are always deals out there on the coins you want, and timing is everything. I personally think the next step in coin grading will be the TPG's eventually listing on the slab whether the coin is dipped or not, and slabbed coins labeled undipped, I believe in the future will sell for an extraordinary premium over dipped coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stephan77, post: 2162374, member: 74244"]As a business model, I believe that trying to find unslabbed coins on ebay, and thinking they are steals that can be slabbed and gain a nice profit, is a stone cold money losing proposition in the long run. Sure there are stories on here and every coin forum about those who did it once or a few times successfully, perhaps sometimes for a nice profit, but of course they don't mention all the losers they had. Be patient, be aware of market values and trends, and get the best price possible on slabbed coins. There are always deals out there on the coins you want, and timing is everything. I personally think the next step in coin grading will be the TPG's eventually listing on the slab whether the coin is dipped or not, and slabbed coins labeled undipped, I believe in the future will sell for an extraordinary premium over dipped coins.[/QUOTE]
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