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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 467588, member: 13650&quot;]A lot of stuff such as Morgan dollars and Peace dollars and many many others show up at half of retail.&nbsp; &nbsp; 50% looks to be the norm.&nbsp; I never would have guessed it would be that much of a difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The coin I mentioned originally here, I was able to get 35% knocked off the price.&nbsp; But if it is indeed EF45 as I suspect and that&#039;s what the dealer actually paid or close to it, then he still made a 200% profit on the coin.&nbsp; It has a really nice toned edge which bumps it up some.&nbsp; But a basic coin of this type, no frills, going by NGC&#039;s retail price guide at EF, is very nearly 3x the price that is listed in the blue book.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If the blue book prices are within 20% +/- what dealers are paying (which I&#039;m sure is well within that range) there&#039;s still a huge profit margin selling just about any coin at normal retail.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; It&#039;s no wonder people get low ball offers when they go to sell.&nbsp; I&#039;m not accusing anybody.&nbsp; I just think it&#039;s good for everyone to realize, especially maybe some of our newer members that prices can be negotiable if you really want something and you&#039;re a good customer, willing to put in the time.&nbsp; And be respectful about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; The grades that people list on ebay mean less and less to me.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some are decent about it but others are really pushing it.&nbsp;&nbsp; You almost may as well count on everything being listed as a grade high, if you really want to study it and compare with slabbed coins on heritage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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