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<p>[QUOTE="RedTiger, post: 847596, member: 19098"]Do you have one or more expert dealers that you bought some of the coins from? That could be a good resource for consignment for retail sale, or going through them to Heritage. The bigger consignors get better deals at Heritage, than the smaller fish. A big dealer is likely to be able to get much better terms than a first time, small time seller at Heritage. If you are on good terms with the dealer, they are likely to pass along a few of those bucks to you. </p><p><br /></p><p>I reread your post, and I'm not sure why you rule out selling the entire collection complete to a specialist dealer. You'd probably come out close to what you'll get at Heritage/Ebay after paying typical small fish commissions, with a quicker check and less fuss, no Ebay returns, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Are you set up to sell on Ebay? Meaning expert coin photography, a long and flawless feedback history as a seller? If not, you may be in for an awakening at the price gulf that exists between what expert sellers with a long history, get for their coins, and less-expert sellers, or first time sellers are able to get.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consignment is another option, whether to a dealer, or an expert Ebayer. As others have said, the value of the coins, the grades, whether raw or slabbed (with attributions or not) are all factors. That said, if you assembled the set, you probably know more than most about the series, and the active dealers, and the market for the coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RedTiger, post: 847596, member: 19098"]Do you have one or more expert dealers that you bought some of the coins from? That could be a good resource for consignment for retail sale, or going through them to Heritage. The bigger consignors get better deals at Heritage, than the smaller fish. A big dealer is likely to be able to get much better terms than a first time, small time seller at Heritage. If you are on good terms with the dealer, they are likely to pass along a few of those bucks to you. I reread your post, and I'm not sure why you rule out selling the entire collection complete to a specialist dealer. You'd probably come out close to what you'll get at Heritage/Ebay after paying typical small fish commissions, with a quicker check and less fuss, no Ebay returns, etc. Are you set up to sell on Ebay? Meaning expert coin photography, a long and flawless feedback history as a seller? If not, you may be in for an awakening at the price gulf that exists between what expert sellers with a long history, get for their coins, and less-expert sellers, or first time sellers are able to get. Consignment is another option, whether to a dealer, or an expert Ebayer. As others have said, the value of the coins, the grades, whether raw or slabbed (with attributions or not) are all factors. That said, if you assembled the set, you probably know more than most about the series, and the active dealers, and the market for the coins.[/QUOTE]
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