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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MK Ultra, post: 8101071, member: 108322&quot;]Nephew decided not to go this month, so I went to the big local flea market first as it&#039;s only a few miles away.&nbsp; Columbus, NJ farmers market is large, maybe 300 to 400 dealers selling everything from food to dollar store items.&nbsp; There was only 2 coin dealers set up though.&nbsp; One was selling all his morgans to a couple as I approached for $33 each, the other didn&#039;t have low priced dollars, but was selling cull smaller denomination coins for 20x face.</p><p><br /></p><p>Got to show just after 9:00 and there were several more dealers than there had been, maybe 20 to 25 I guess?&nbsp; Very little foreign, nice mix of raw, slabbed, various sets, 2 dealers with currency.&nbsp; Here are my recollections based on what I was interested in.</p><p><br /></p><p>There was one dealer that had a MS66 Antietam that I had been admiring.&nbsp; He wanted $800 for it when I had asked in prior months, but felt it was too much to pay.&nbsp; He had sold it some time between my last visit in November, and when I arrived today.&nbsp; He still had approximately 30 of the 2021 morgan/peace commemoratives.&nbsp; He really enjoys the toned coins and has many examples in different TPG slabs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another dealer had maybe a dozen of the 2021 morgan/peace, but mentioned that they&#039;re sellilng for less than he paid, and was going to hold onto them.&nbsp; (insert your own commentary about cash flow, velocity, etc. here).</p><p><br /></p><p>Different dealer had the Nieu Beskar armor 1 oz., (are they coins?), pieces.&nbsp; Priced at $55, he said he&#039;d take $45 before I even really looked at them.&nbsp; I think he had 8?&nbsp; He continued to negotiate against himself and said $42 was his rock bottom.&nbsp; At twice melt, I declined, but really want to get one or more of those.</p><p><br /></p><p>Saw a worn (XF?&nbsp; dealer said AU?) Gettysburg commemorative, for $420.&nbsp; passed.&nbsp; Ike prestige set, 1990, for $24, passed as I already have 3, plus a couple of the solo Ike commemoratives.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My purchases - 15 low grade morgans for $450, 1910 D $10 Indian Eagle for $900, ( I think I could have gotten it for less), 3 Blue Ikes (all but 1972), for $26 and an unc bi-centennial set for $15.&nbsp; West Point commemorative for $21.&nbsp; 3 capsule only commemoratives; Korea, USO x2, for $19 each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting discussion with a dealer, asked if he had anything he was selling at melt, and he said no.&nbsp; Asked about some smaller foreign gold and he tersely said nobody sells gold for melt.&nbsp; Saw the 1910 D at one table for $1500, so as I was leaving, I saw one for $1,100, I asked about it.&nbsp; Dealer said he&#039;d take $1,000.&nbsp; Spoke to a dealer I&#039;m close with and he said, &quot;Grey Sheet is $1,070&quot;, but refused to say what a good price would be.&nbsp; I offered $900 and dealer said yes without batting an eye.&nbsp; Subsequently, when verifying authenticity, another dealer said, &quot;Price?&quot; and I assumed he meant what I paid, so I told him.&nbsp; He asked if I could do any better.&nbsp; Hmm.&nbsp; Finally, I was speaking to the best dealer there and he said, basically it&#039;s a bullion piece and I should have paid $960 to $990.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Which all leads me to re-evaluate my thougts on pricing.&nbsp; If Grey Sheet is what one dealer pays another for a coin, and I buy below that, with a dealer asking if I&#039;d sell for even less, and a third dealer tells me I paid a little too much, was I just lucky?&nbsp; Is Grey Sheet a &quot;best case&quot; for sellers?&nbsp; Or is something else going on?&nbsp; Thoughts?&nbsp; I&#039;m a little puzzled still.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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