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<p>[QUOTE="BostonCoins, post: 8305748, member: 34720"]Hey all. So, today was the day that I finally decided I have to sell most of my collection. I have bills due and money is short.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d">edited</span> and a few other odds and ends. Retail is about 3k in total.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did my due diligence. I researched local coin places and investors, read reviews, checked the BBB and so forth. I’ve be n doing that for about five months now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Going into it, I know when you sell a collection, you will never get retail value. I was realistic in realizing that I would likely get $1500-2k at absolute best. Everyone needs room to make money. So I picked a place and made an appointment.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I wasn’t expecting is the well known, well established, and recognized coin expert to examine everything… and offer $650. My jaw hit the floor. I politely told him we aren’t even in the same neighborhood… thank you for your time. He then says “lemme look to see if I missed anything”. He starts looking again and says laughing “oh… I didn’t even notice the <span style="color: #ff4d4d">edited</span>”. I was literally shaking at this point. His offer went up to 1k….. but by this time, I realized i had picked the wrong company. I was hoping for a little respect. I was hoping for realistic numbers that both put money in my pocket that is desperately needed…. And let them make money too.</p><p><br /></p><p>sadly…. I just walked away. Discouraged… disappointed…. And disgusted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BostonCoins, post: 8305748, member: 34720"]Hey all. So, today was the day that I finally decided I have to sell most of my collection. I have bills due and money is short. [COLOR=#ff4d4d]edited[/COLOR] and a few other odds and ends. Retail is about 3k in total. I did my due diligence. I researched local coin places and investors, read reviews, checked the BBB and so forth. I’ve be n doing that for about five months now. Going into it, I know when you sell a collection, you will never get retail value. I was realistic in realizing that I would likely get $1500-2k at absolute best. Everyone needs room to make money. So I picked a place and made an appointment. What I wasn’t expecting is the well known, well established, and recognized coin expert to examine everything… and offer $650. My jaw hit the floor. I politely told him we aren’t even in the same neighborhood… thank you for your time. He then says “lemme look to see if I missed anything”. He starts looking again and says laughing “oh… I didn’t even notice the [COLOR=#ff4d4d]edited[/COLOR]”. I was literally shaking at this point. His offer went up to 1k….. but by this time, I realized i had picked the wrong company. I was hoping for a little respect. I was hoping for realistic numbers that both put money in my pocket that is desperately needed…. And let them make money too. sadly…. I just walked away. Discouraged… disappointed…. And disgusted.[/QUOTE]
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