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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1333982, member: 66"]This sounds normal to me. Typically if you buy from a dealer and then try and resell within a short time you will almost always end up losing money.</p><p><br /></p><p>And Leadfoot is right too, quality coins aren't going to be available for price guide values. Too many average or sub-average coin sales factored into those prices. Also if you want a more accurate view of the market don't use the Redbook which is printed just once a year (as a rule dealers DON'T use it) you need the Coin Dealers Newsletter which IS what dealers tend to use. For the most commonly traded coins it comes out weekly The older classic material comes in a rotating monthly issue if I remember correctly (It has been a LONG time since I have used a graysheet.) A subscription to the sheet is rather expensive, but if you can figure out which issue you need you can buy and download single copies for about $5. And in most cases you don't need every issue unless you are buying and selling on a daily basis. For the average collector a copy of the particular issue they need every few months would probably be just fine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1333982, member: 66"]This sounds normal to me. Typically if you buy from a dealer and then try and resell within a short time you will almost always end up losing money. And Leadfoot is right too, quality coins aren't going to be available for price guide values. Too many average or sub-average coin sales factored into those prices. Also if you want a more accurate view of the market don't use the Redbook which is printed just once a year (as a rule dealers DON'T use it) you need the Coin Dealers Newsletter which IS what dealers tend to use. For the most commonly traded coins it comes out weekly The older classic material comes in a rotating monthly issue if I remember correctly (It has been a LONG time since I have used a graysheet.) A subscription to the sheet is rather expensive, but if you can figure out which issue you need you can buy and download single copies for about $5. And in most cases you don't need every issue unless you are buying and selling on a daily basis. For the average collector a copy of the particular issue they need every few months would probably be just fine.[/QUOTE]
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