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<p>[QUOTE="nightowl, post: 584868, member: 18614"]Persistance....dedication. The "hit counter" on the 21 Peace dollar tells the tale. I was the first to see it....and didn't waste time deliberating the purchase. It was a no brainer.</p><p><br /></p><p>The V nickel was in a lot that was up for a full 7 days....and the lot was really low end stuff...except that piece. The bidding opened at $49.95, and the listing ended at like 4:30 am EST. I took a chance on it, placing the opening bid at 2:30 am...and setting my maximum bid at 90 bucks. The auction ended without any other bids....and over a hundred people had viewed the listing. In case you're doing the math....I sold off the rest of the lot for 35 bucks....and figure there was about 7 dollars in fees...and the used Whitman classic album I sold them in cost me about 8 dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>These deals are the exception rather than the rule....but there over a quarter of a million US coin listings up at any given time. You can find the deals if you are knowledgeable and put in the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nightowl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="nightowl, post: 584868, member: 18614"]Persistance....dedication. The "hit counter" on the 21 Peace dollar tells the tale. I was the first to see it....and didn't waste time deliberating the purchase. It was a no brainer. The V nickel was in a lot that was up for a full 7 days....and the lot was really low end stuff...except that piece. The bidding opened at $49.95, and the listing ended at like 4:30 am EST. I took a chance on it, placing the opening bid at 2:30 am...and setting my maximum bid at 90 bucks. The auction ended without any other bids....and over a hundred people had viewed the listing. In case you're doing the math....I sold off the rest of the lot for 35 bucks....and figure there was about 7 dollars in fees...and the used Whitman classic album I sold them in cost me about 8 dollars. These deals are the exception rather than the rule....but there over a quarter of a million US coin listings up at any given time. You can find the deals if you are knowledgeable and put in the time. Nightowl[/QUOTE]
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