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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;marid3, post: 1564080, member: 35968&quot;]I like the Redbook a lot, and I think the prices are thoroughly researched, but wouldn&#039;t consider ever buying or selling off the redbook, because the market is so fluid, and those prices are point-in-time.&nbsp; In additon, there can be a bid difference between bid/ask, depending on who&#039;s doing the selling/buying (dealers, auctions, ebay, private sale), and the redbook doesn&#039;t capture.&nbsp; A great resource, but not for current values.</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay can be tricky - for more common collectibles, eBay prices, in my very amateurish opinion, seem to be over-priced because of who is buying there and why.&nbsp; The further you move from &#039;popular&#039; coinage, the pricing seems to resemble the grey-sheet and larger dealers - more like comodity pricing: some exceptions to be sure, but more fluid, gravitating toward center, or real-market.&nbsp; When you move into very high-value coins, the prices seem to resemble other auctions, which can swing wildly based on the few, but highly individualistic, people bidding.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So I &#039;manage&#039; my collection based off the red-book - a handy memory-refresher for everything I can&#039;t hold in my brain.&nbsp; For &#039;collectible&#039; items, I save up $ and my list, then present it to a dealer to buy - you get great pricing and a great relationship that way.&nbsp; For mid-level (e.g. afordable key-dates), I go to eBay, and wait for a good opportunity (lower than what a sane dealer should sell it for).&nbsp; If I dont find that opportunity, I reach out to my dealer.&nbsp; I&#039;m not in to the ultra-high level of collecting, but would imagine if I were fortunate enough there, I&#039;d work through my preferred dealer and an auction house to aquire pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are just my observations based off limited data - I&#039;m watching to see what others post to help understand how that pairs with others&#039; reality.&nbsp; :smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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