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<p>[QUOTE="ikandiggit, post: 1390152, member: 16269"]Factor in the cost of the commission to the auction house. Also consider the possibility the auctioneer may just lump your coins into one lot due to time restrictions. That can happen and it's up to the discretion of the auctioneer. Your coins could sell for a lot less than you anticipate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every auction is different. At one auction, I brought in several boxes of 1970's gaudy wallpaper I pulled from a storage locker. I was told they would probably sell for about a dollar a roll. To my amazement, a feeding frenzy started and the wallpaper sold for $10-$20 a roll! Super stoked, I put another dozen boxes into the next auction. Not one sold and they all wound up in the dumpster.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stick with learning about coins for now. People who play the auction game have been doing this for years. </p><p><br /></p><p>Without knowledge about how to buy and sell and what to buy and sell, you will get burned and you won't like it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ikandiggit, post: 1390152, member: 16269"]Factor in the cost of the commission to the auction house. Also consider the possibility the auctioneer may just lump your coins into one lot due to time restrictions. That can happen and it's up to the discretion of the auctioneer. Your coins could sell for a lot less than you anticipate. Every auction is different. At one auction, I brought in several boxes of 1970's gaudy wallpaper I pulled from a storage locker. I was told they would probably sell for about a dollar a roll. To my amazement, a feeding frenzy started and the wallpaper sold for $10-$20 a roll! Super stoked, I put another dozen boxes into the next auction. Not one sold and they all wound up in the dumpster. Stick with learning about coins for now. People who play the auction game have been doing this for years. Without knowledge about how to buy and sell and what to buy and sell, you will get burned and you won't like it.[/QUOTE]
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