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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 3701807, member: 73489&quot;]I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a scheme, it&#039;s paying for the ease and liquidity that the Internet (Ebay, HA, etc.) provide.&nbsp; Instead of having to pay buyer&#039;s and finder&#039;s fees....travel all around your area or worse, nationally....and wait months or years to find a special bill/coin, you can find it with a few keystrokes.</p><p><br /></p><p>And if HA costs you $6,000 all-inclusive, then it&#039;s doubtful that the FMV or cost will be the $5,000 excluding all the fees and charges.&nbsp; Maybe you can shave SOME of the premium if the seller is in at a lower cost and has some flexibility, but I think in the aggregate, for most items, the cost to buy will be closer to $6,000 than $5,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might get it closer to $5,000 or split the difference with a LCS, but again, you won&#039;t be able to get all the stuff you want as easily and as quickly as you can via auctions, the Internet, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The only exception/caveat might be a very liquid, commodity item like an American Eagle Gold coin, Silver Coins, etc. </b> I doubt anybody will buy one via HA or Ebay and pay a big premium for a raw coin or even the usual 6-7% that slabbed 70&#039;s and 69&#039;s command for modern stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>That&#039;s why the Internet (Ebay, HA) works best on less-liquid, less-traded, harder-to-find stuff:&nbsp; you can slip a markup and other costs between the Bid and Ask prices more easily than you can for a commodity product where the bid-ask spread is narrow.</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p>I have never even checked HA to see what they charge for raw bullion gold coins; might be worth a look.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure the premiums on slabbed 70&#039;s and 69&#039;s is reasonable relative to Ebay and coin shows and LCS&#039;s.&nbsp; Because the HA buyers tend to be pretty savvy relative to the general population that frequents Ebay and I am sure if the price of gold bullion is $1,500 an ounce...and an American Gold Eagle at your LCS costs $1,550....and even a slabbed 69 or 70 costs $1,650 or $1,700, respectively...that very few will be willing to pay $1,800-plus for raw bullion on HA.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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