I've always enjoyed arbitrage. I used to make a fair bit of money buying and reselling used Macintosh computers because they keep their value so well. With the Marine Corps commemorative out, I figured that it would be safe to assume that it would be a hot item because of the design and its appeal to current and former members of the USMC. With that in mind, I bought 6 Marine Corps commemoratives and 3 2005 Legacy mint sets they day they went on sale. I just sold 3 of the USMC dollars and 2 of the Legacy sets to Harlan Berk here in Chicago. I got $250 each for the Legacy sets and $75 each for the commems. I know the greysheet bid on the Legacy sets is $270, but they're going for around $220 on ebay right now, so I feel good about the sale. Now let's see what will my $320 profit buy me...
About 2 dresses, some undies and 4 pair of shoes for the wife. Profit is never worth the effort Honestly.. can anyone figure out why the mint doesn't just not produce things and sell them for profit for themselves?
