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<p>[QUOTE="BUncirculated, post: 1660451, member: 29581"]So I went to the bi-monthly R.A.C.E, Rochester Area Coin Expo, and saw a new dealer set up for his first show ever. Nice, personable guy around my age, with a small selection, but not a bad inventory to look over. Mostly, common stuff, but I always make a point to meet new dealers at this show. </p><p><br /></p><p>While I was there, a collector came up and asked if the dealer would be interested in a 1973 Proof Set, still in the OGP. The dealer looked the set over and asked the guy how much he wanted, and the seller said $15. I was a bit taken a back by the asking price because these are running between $6-$8. I stood quietly and listened to the transaction and the dealer counter-offered with $4.50. After some haggling back and forth they settled on $9.50 for the set. </p><p><br /></p><p>The seller left the table and the dealer looked to me and said he's not really sure how these sets are worth, but he hopes he hasn't over paid. So I told him that ask price on Grey Sheet I think is $7. He looked it up, and sure enough $7 was the ask price, and he says, "ooops!" </p><p><br /></p><p>So I'm like, well it's not as bad as you think because the Kennedy half you could ask and get between $4.50 - $5.75, and the Ike was running around $7-$8, I was going by prices of other dealers at the show. The other coins of the set, would give a small profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>His response was, "That sounds like a good idea. I didn't think about piece them out."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BUncirculated, post: 1660451, member: 29581"]So I went to the bi-monthly R.A.C.E, Rochester Area Coin Expo, and saw a new dealer set up for his first show ever. Nice, personable guy around my age, with a small selection, but not a bad inventory to look over. Mostly, common stuff, but I always make a point to meet new dealers at this show. While I was there, a collector came up and asked if the dealer would be interested in a 1973 Proof Set, still in the OGP. The dealer looked the set over and asked the guy how much he wanted, and the seller said $15. I was a bit taken a back by the asking price because these are running between $6-$8. I stood quietly and listened to the transaction and the dealer counter-offered with $4.50. After some haggling back and forth they settled on $9.50 for the set. The seller left the table and the dealer looked to me and said he's not really sure how these sets are worth, but he hopes he hasn't over paid. So I told him that ask price on Grey Sheet I think is $7. He looked it up, and sure enough $7 was the ask price, and he says, "ooops!" So I'm like, well it's not as bad as you think because the Kennedy half you could ask and get between $4.50 - $5.75, and the Ike was running around $7-$8, I was going by prices of other dealers at the show. The other coins of the set, would give a small profit. His response was, "That sounds like a good idea. I didn't think about piece them out."[/QUOTE]
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