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<p>[QUOTE="Hiddendragon, post: 1635634, member: 25270"]Do you really think eBay is a better value when you factor in the fees? I need to check how much my local coin shop is paying for silver, but when I sold there in the past they were pretty fair. Back then they were selling for two times face value more than they bought for, so if a purchase was 25x face they'd sell for 27x face. And with the gold I think I'd rather sell in person at a shop because I'm awfully nervous about something that valuable getting shipped. I wasn't sure about the dollar coins. Do they usually sell for a premium on eBay? </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought about listing them on the selling area here, but I just feel like the family members involved might not like that idea for reasons I don't really want to go into. It's one thing if it's my coins but another if it's someone else's.</p><p><br /></p><p>How about the buffalo nickels? Most have dates, so that's good, but most are not rare dates. Probably half are 1936. I think the local shop pays like 15 cents apiece. Would it work to sell them in lots of 20 or 50 or something on eBay? Anyone tried this or have a better idea?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hiddendragon, post: 1635634, member: 25270"]Do you really think eBay is a better value when you factor in the fees? I need to check how much my local coin shop is paying for silver, but when I sold there in the past they were pretty fair. Back then they were selling for two times face value more than they bought for, so if a purchase was 25x face they'd sell for 27x face. And with the gold I think I'd rather sell in person at a shop because I'm awfully nervous about something that valuable getting shipped. I wasn't sure about the dollar coins. Do they usually sell for a premium on eBay? I thought about listing them on the selling area here, but I just feel like the family members involved might not like that idea for reasons I don't really want to go into. It's one thing if it's my coins but another if it's someone else's. How about the buffalo nickels? Most have dates, so that's good, but most are not rare dates. Probably half are 1936. I think the local shop pays like 15 cents apiece. Would it work to sell them in lots of 20 or 50 or something on eBay? Anyone tried this or have a better idea?[/QUOTE]
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