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<p>[QUOTE="bikergeek, post: 7524809, member: 112428"]Regarding the many outlets where you might find one particular coin: usually the best bet is when the dealer has their own shop. Dealers often tack on added cost to defray the bite that eBay takes, and I'm sure there are similar upcharges when working through a huge site like APMEX (but I'm not familiar with details).</p><p><br /></p><p>In this case, <a href="https://tangibleinvestmentsinc.com/product-category/rare-coins-currency-bullion/us-coins/dollars/?filter_coins-year=1921" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://tangibleinvestmentsinc.com/product-category/rare-coins-currency-bullion/us-coins/dollars/?filter_coins-year=1921" rel="nofollow">Tangible Investments</a> does have their own storefront. The listing price there is the same as at eBay. But if I were pursuing an item, I'd contact them directly and make an offer outside of eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, Tangible might not be the owner of this - they may be selling it for an individual consigner or listing it on behalf of another dealer. But they can still tender an offer to the consignor.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's also useful to see that Tangible listed this on <a href="https://www.collectorscorner.com/Category/Category.aspx?catId=744&pId=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.collectorscorner.com/Category/Category.aspx?catId=744&pId=2" rel="nofollow">Collector's Corner</a>. Priced there at $999. Last listed on April 8 (an old listing date is helpful - might mean they are open to offers. However, a lot of sellers refresh their listings frequently so that's not always possible to discern).</p><p><br /></p><p>And now that I've spent four paragraphs on buyer strategy, I'll weigh in on the aesthetics question. I once asked a guy, "why would you date skinny blonde girls when curvy brunettes are so much nicer?" And then he punched me in the nose. (OK, I'm just kidding about the punch thing. heheh)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bikergeek, post: 7524809, member: 112428"]Regarding the many outlets where you might find one particular coin: usually the best bet is when the dealer has their own shop. Dealers often tack on added cost to defray the bite that eBay takes, and I'm sure there are similar upcharges when working through a huge site like APMEX (but I'm not familiar with details). In this case, [URL='https://tangibleinvestmentsinc.com/product-category/rare-coins-currency-bullion/us-coins/dollars/?filter_coins-year=1921']Tangible Investments[/URL] does have their own storefront. The listing price there is the same as at eBay. But if I were pursuing an item, I'd contact them directly and make an offer outside of eBay. Of course, Tangible might not be the owner of this - they may be selling it for an individual consigner or listing it on behalf of another dealer. But they can still tender an offer to the consignor. It's also useful to see that Tangible listed this on [URL='https://www.collectorscorner.com/Category/Category.aspx?catId=744&pId=2']Collector's Corner[/URL]. Priced there at $999. Last listed on April 8 (an old listing date is helpful - might mean they are open to offers. However, a lot of sellers refresh their listings frequently so that's not always possible to discern). And now that I've spent four paragraphs on buyer strategy, I'll weigh in on the aesthetics question. I once asked a guy, "why would you date skinny blonde girls when curvy brunettes are so much nicer?" And then he punched me in the nose. (OK, I'm just kidding about the punch thing. heheh)[/QUOTE]
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