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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1045030, member: 13650"]You pretty much proved the point I stated in my first post:</p><p><br /></p><p> "<b>The higher the value, the deeper the discount that is usually found.</b> Like a $400 coin can probably be had for $350. But not $280."</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"> Why didn't you list lower value coins in the 50 to 500 dollar range? Because it wouldn't prove your point. Despite the fact that this is most likely the price range that about 95% of this forum is doing 95% of their shopping. I admitted that the prices go off the tracks the higher you go because there's obviously more room for discrepancies. Also, less available buyers. </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"> There is a much broader range of people that can afford a $30 coin as opposed to a $1800 Morgan. Therefore, it's much more likely that somebody will get $30 for a $30 coin than somebody will get exactly $1800 for an $1800 listed coin. I agree that the prices get further skewed the higher you go because of fewer available buyers. So sometimes people have to accept whatever they can get.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1045030, member: 13650"]You pretty much proved the point I stated in my first post: "[B]The higher the value, the deeper the discount that is usually found.[/B] Like a $400 coin can probably be had for $350. But not $280." [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] Why didn't you list lower value coins in the 50 to 500 dollar range? Because it wouldn't prove your point. Despite the fact that this is most likely the price range that about 95% of this forum is doing 95% of their shopping. I admitted that the prices go off the tracks the higher you go because there's obviously more room for discrepancies. Also, less available buyers. There is a much broader range of people that can afford a $30 coin as opposed to a $1800 Morgan. Therefore, it's much more likely that somebody will get $30 for a $30 coin than somebody will get exactly $1800 for an $1800 listed coin. I agree that the prices get further skewed the higher you go because of fewer available buyers. So sometimes people have to accept whatever they can get. [/COLOR][/LEFT][/QUOTE]
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