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<p>[QUOTE="tbarreca, post: 724468, member: 21275"]This is a difficult and complex subject, and there's non way to reduce it to a simple formula like, with all respect, "sell to a collector." As has been noted, there is an enormous disparity in accuracy between the between various prices guides (RedBook, GreySheet, CoinValues, etc.), and an enormous variability in the accuracy of those guides from series to series. For example, Grey Sheet prices on "tough date" Seated dimes are ludicrously low, but on Morgan dollars, still kind of high given current market conditions, which make the problem even harder by being very volatile (just look at silver prices this week).</p><p><br /></p><p>As one Tony to another, I think the best advice you've received so far is to take every case individually and to do you homework on each item you wish to sell, especially those in the higher price range. Although it might seem like a pain in the butt, at some point, correctly pricing the item for the current market becomes part of the fun of collecting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="tbarreca, post: 724468, member: 21275"]This is a difficult and complex subject, and there's non way to reduce it to a simple formula like, with all respect, "sell to a collector." As has been noted, there is an enormous disparity in accuracy between the between various prices guides (RedBook, GreySheet, CoinValues, etc.), and an enormous variability in the accuracy of those guides from series to series. For example, Grey Sheet prices on "tough date" Seated dimes are ludicrously low, but on Morgan dollars, still kind of high given current market conditions, which make the problem even harder by being very volatile (just look at silver prices this week). As one Tony to another, I think the best advice you've received so far is to take every case individually and to do you homework on each item you wish to sell, especially those in the higher price range. Although it might seem like a pain in the butt, at some point, correctly pricing the item for the current market becomes part of the fun of collecting.[/QUOTE]
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