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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3660836, member: 26302"]Take the money and run on the second offer. That offer is very high from a dealer, I would not pay that for the set as a collector. </p><p><br /></p><p>A few things going on here. One, the whole "First Strike" garbage is wearing out with even most modern collectors. Second, you have a set of a 70 and a 69 coin, so you have a 69 set effectively. Unless all coins in a set are 70, you do not get 70 price. I found this out when I slabbed the 2012 ASE sets I bought. Unless ALL of the coins were 70, I got 69 set prices even if 3 or 4 were 70's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next, what do the dealers specialize in? "Coins" is not an answer. Maybe the second dealer has 12 collectors wanting to buying platinum eagles from him today, the first dealer specializes in Lincoln cents and thinks he will sit on this set for 2 years before he unloads it. You do not go to a local "we finance" used car dealer to sell your 69 mustang fastback, you go to a dealer who specializes in muscle cars if you really want to maximize your return, even though both are "car dealers".</p><p><br /></p><p>Seriously, $1740 for the set you described would be high to me as a price to offer here on Cointalk, let alone a price a dealer would pay. I collect proof platinum eagles so know a little about the market. Take it TODAY if you want to sell. You will not get a better price until platinum moves up $400 an ounce IMHO. The $960 was light I agree, but the second offer is hard to believe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 3660836, member: 26302"]Take the money and run on the second offer. That offer is very high from a dealer, I would not pay that for the set as a collector. A few things going on here. One, the whole "First Strike" garbage is wearing out with even most modern collectors. Second, you have a set of a 70 and a 69 coin, so you have a 69 set effectively. Unless all coins in a set are 70, you do not get 70 price. I found this out when I slabbed the 2012 ASE sets I bought. Unless ALL of the coins were 70, I got 69 set prices even if 3 or 4 were 70's. Next, what do the dealers specialize in? "Coins" is not an answer. Maybe the second dealer has 12 collectors wanting to buying platinum eagles from him today, the first dealer specializes in Lincoln cents and thinks he will sit on this set for 2 years before he unloads it. You do not go to a local "we finance" used car dealer to sell your 69 mustang fastback, you go to a dealer who specializes in muscle cars if you really want to maximize your return, even though both are "car dealers". Seriously, $1740 for the set you described would be high to me as a price to offer here on Cointalk, let alone a price a dealer would pay. I collect proof platinum eagles so know a little about the market. Take it TODAY if you want to sell. You will not get a better price until platinum moves up $400 an ounce IMHO. The $960 was light I agree, but the second offer is hard to believe.[/QUOTE]
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