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<p>[QUOTE="I Palindrome I, post: 66315, member: 2059"]Before I got back into the hobby a few years ago, I bought one "unsearched" lot from a major ebay seller. The value of the coins therein proved to be less than what I paid for the lot. Several months ago, I took another chance on another lot that all but guaranteed that the coins in the lot would be roughly equal in value to what I paid (around $80-90 IIRC). Plus, the seller was throwing in some goodies (like a half-eagle) with a handful of the lots. Based on excellent feedback, I bid and got one of the lots.</p><p><br /></p><p>While there was nothing outstanding in the lot, I did get some pretty decent coins, including a couple of really nice Peace dollars and silver proofs (Washington Quarters, pre 1965). I ended up sorting stuff out and doing a rough valuation of the worth of the coins. Lo and behold, the values added up to about what I paid. And I enjoyed searching to see what I got. </p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, I'm done with "unsearched" lots.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="I Palindrome I, post: 66315, member: 2059"]Before I got back into the hobby a few years ago, I bought one "unsearched" lot from a major ebay seller. The value of the coins therein proved to be less than what I paid for the lot. Several months ago, I took another chance on another lot that all but guaranteed that the coins in the lot would be roughly equal in value to what I paid (around $80-90 IIRC). Plus, the seller was throwing in some goodies (like a half-eagle) with a handful of the lots. Based on excellent feedback, I bid and got one of the lots. While there was nothing outstanding in the lot, I did get some pretty decent coins, including a couple of really nice Peace dollars and silver proofs (Washington Quarters, pre 1965). I ended up sorting stuff out and doing a rough valuation of the worth of the coins. Lo and behold, the values added up to about what I paid. And I enjoyed searching to see what I got. Having said that, I'm done with "unsearched" lots.[/QUOTE]
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