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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1970 Silver Art, post: 903917, member: 18828&quot;]When it comes to selling silver art bars, then it is best to sell them on ebay because you can get a much better price on them even when you factor in ebay and paypal fees. When you sell them at a local dealer, then the local dealer will give you metal value only minus a discount. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I do not think that I ever mentioned anything about it being an &quot;investment&quot;. I bought them because I like what I buy. I like to collect silver art bars, especially ones that were minted in the 1970&#039;s. To me, $1.50 over spot is a good price for me considering that ebay or some other place online will probably sell them for more that what I paid for it today at the local dealer. If I can save money buying them locally, then that is what I will do. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I have a chance to get a silver art bar that I like for $1.50 over spot locally instead of $5-$6 over spot on ebay, then I will obviously get it for $1.50 over spot at the local dealer. I like collecting silver art bars but that does not mean that I have to pay ebay premiums for those silver art bars. Mentioning the price that I paid and listing the spot price is just my way of saying that you can buy silver art bars for cheaper locally than what you can get them on ebay. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have bought some silver art bars that I liked on ebay on the past and had decent deals on them but that is rare that this happens. I prefer to buy most of my silver art bars locally because I can get them at a lower premium. When I go to a coin show, I can sometimes get silver art bars for $0.50 to $1.00 over spot. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I will also admit that I have overpaid on a few silver art bars in the past but I like what I buy and that is not too big of a deal to me but I try to pay the lowest possible premium over spot for silver art bars that I like. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have seen some Hamilton Mint bars sell on ebay for more than what I have paid today. I have never sold anything on ebay but I have looked at prices on certain silver art bars and I have some idea of what certain art bars will go for on ebay. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There are some &#039;70&#039;s silver art bars that will sell for a lot more on ebay. Certain Coca-Cola silver art bars will sell for $100&#039;s of dollars on ebay but they are very hard to find locally at a low premium and it is more luck than anything else IMO. Greathouse Production silver art bars sell for $100&#039;s of dollars on ebay but they are very hard to find locally at a low premium over spot. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When it comes to silver art bars and selling them on ebay, there are other factors such as demand and the &quot;rarity&quot; value of certain bars. You cannot just go by just metal value alone. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Take a look on ebay and look at some of the prices that certain silver art bars sell for on ebay and you will see what I am talking about. I am still learning about certain &#039;70&#039;s silver art bars since I have been collecting &#039;70&#039;s silver art bars for only just under 2 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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