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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddddd, post: 4951555, member: 22377&quot;][USER=105571]@Publius2[/USER] my replies are in blue (even to the rhetorical questions <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think anyone can tell you what to do on this because we don&#039;t really know how you&#039;ve weighted the priorities. From the tone and words of your post though, it sounds like you are more concerned about losing money than selling quickly (or at all).</p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff">Like many, I don&#039;t want to lose money so I have taken it slowly. However, I am open to several options (including taking a loss-haven&#039;t decided how big yet).</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Some rhetorical questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>Are you able to determine the market value of these coins?&nbsp; If so, where are your coins on that spectrum?</p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff">The coins are in my area of focus (silver toners). Part of the issue with toned coins is that there isn&#039;t a true guide and prices can vary dramatically based on how much someone likes the particular example. I&#039;ve seen worse (in my opinion) examples sell for more but I have also seen some better examples sell in the same range. I would say the prices are closer to the top of the pricing spectrum (approximately top third). </span></p><p><br /></p><p>The fact that you had few looks on the several venues despite being there for a long time tells me that they were the wrong venues for these coins or that there is little market for them regardless of the venue.&nbsp; Which do you think has greater likelihood?</p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff">The toner market certainly has many players so I wouldn&#039;t say there is little market. The venues used are various forums and eBay.</span></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe you could restart by listing them at a BIN value with a Make Offer option?&nbsp; This doesn&#039;t risk giving them away but signals to potential buyers that there is some wiggle room.&nbsp; You also get a better feel for the market. </p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff">That is a good idea and I might try it again. A few months ago, I saw a very similar example (same grade and very close toning pattern) to one of my coins listed on eBay for $1,400 (over double my asking price). At that point I ended the listing and upped the price but added a best offer (new price was still significantly lower than the $1,400). That didn&#039;t produce much interest so I dropped the best offer and lower the price back down to my break-even point. And yes I did contact the guy selling his for $1,400 to see if he wanted my example for much less (he did not).</span></p><p><br /></p><p>I often am at auctions with Starting Bids listed.&nbsp; Sometimes those starting bids are ridiculously high and I often see those coins treated as orphans.&nbsp; Whereas, sellers willing to take a chance often benefit by allowing low starts and letting native sentiments and competitive juices take over.&nbsp; You have to have the stomach for the risk, though.&nbsp; Would you rather sell or protect your investment?</p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff">The auction strategy has been considered and is still being debated. I did have luck a few times several years back with items that were bid up to the same level or even higher than the buy-it-now price. Those were both ~$100 items so it was easier to stomach the risk compared to ~$500 items.&nbsp; </span></p><p><br /></p><p>I guess one final thought has to do with who you are.&nbsp; Are you a collector who just wants to sell some stuff or are you a business?&nbsp; If a business and you sell at a loss, you get to deduct the loss from your business taxes which defrays the cost of the loss.&nbsp; I&#039;m not a coin dealer business and might be wrong on this so someone who is might opine.</p><p><span style="color: #4d4dff">I&#039;m a collector that sells for a few purposes: to get rid of duplicates/coins that no longer fit in my core set and to help finance the coins I do keep. </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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