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Message:: [QUOTE="illini420, post: 676156, member: 19423"]No prob, I was selling my extra 1908-S PCGS AU55 Indian Head Cent.  It was an uglier coin that I replaced with a much better AU55.  For reference greysheet bid was $185 on it and I was just looking to sell quick at $175 (that was my plan at least).   I showed it to PennyLady first and even though I knew she would pass on it because of it's substandard look, I wanted to give her first shot <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  Another guy looked at it and said it was horrible looking and I'd be lucky to get $75 for it.  About 5 minutes later I sold it at the next table for $175. Now, I tell the story here because this also points out on how knowledge is important in selling as well as buying.  I knew the going rate for these coins since I've bought 40-50 1908-S Indian Cents in the last year or so and sold a few too.  So I knew right away the guy offering $75 (which is closer to the G/VG price) wasn't even close to the market.  I also knew the going rates of these on eBay and knew I could get $175-$200 any day for it (less fees of course).  But had I not known that ahead of time, I could have lost $100 on it by selling to this lowball offer...  clearly the better informed you are when buying or selling the better chance you'll have at making a deal you can be happy with down the road.[/QUOTE]