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<p>[QUOTE="I Palindrome I, post: 95843, member: 2059"]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.</p><p><br /></p><p>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. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now let's see what will my $320 profit buy me... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="I Palindrome I, post: 95843, member: 2059"]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... :D[/QUOTE]
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