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<p>[QUOTE="RabidRick, post: 1988532, member: 37868"]Is that NGC?</p><p><br /></p><p>Dealer wholesale prices and FMV on that both list at 250 (NGC).</p><p><br /></p><p>Collector price at FMV is 300.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know trade dollars are popular so maybe they thought they could sell it for that, but IMO it would have been a rip-off. You can do better on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then again, I've noticed I get better prices if I break out the loupe and actually talk to the dealer. Well, it's either that or they get annoyed because they are looking for ignorant customers. I've seen all kinds of shady things at shows. People telling me coins were cleaned when they were not (I'm pretty confident I can tell that esp. in UNC) and then on top of the "ask" prices which were significantly lower than they should be they wanted a 30% wholesale discount. Yeah, right...</p><p><br /></p><p>Then again, I know some very honest dealers who would never do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really think something needs to be done about the ask/bid spread.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay helps (I found a bunch of AU50 Trade Dollars but nothing in that date/mint).</p><p><br /></p><p>I was about to buy a trade proof off there a few months ago but something else came up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RabidRick, post: 1988532, member: 37868"]Is that NGC? Dealer wholesale prices and FMV on that both list at 250 (NGC). Collector price at FMV is 300. I know trade dollars are popular so maybe they thought they could sell it for that, but IMO it would have been a rip-off. You can do better on eBay. Then again, I've noticed I get better prices if I break out the loupe and actually talk to the dealer. Well, it's either that or they get annoyed because they are looking for ignorant customers. I've seen all kinds of shady things at shows. People telling me coins were cleaned when they were not (I'm pretty confident I can tell that esp. in UNC) and then on top of the "ask" prices which were significantly lower than they should be they wanted a 30% wholesale discount. Yeah, right... Then again, I know some very honest dealers who would never do that. I really think something needs to be done about the ask/bid spread. eBay helps (I found a bunch of AU50 Trade Dollars but nothing in that date/mint). I was about to buy a trade proof off there a few months ago but something else came up.[/QUOTE]
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