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@PTVETTER said:

@PTVETTER said:
If shooting you missed the paper not to mention the bulls eye.
Not talking about pricing only.

you missing what was said
NEW GREY SHEET TOO BULKY GS MAKES MORE ON BIG ADS SAVES ON CHEAP PAPER TOO MANY CONFLICTING PRICE GUIDES COMING OUT AND THEN THERE ARE THE WILD INTERNET PRICES! PUBLIC WANTS TO SELL AT RETAIL, BUY BELOW DECEMNT WHOLESALE.
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What do you all think of the new "Grey" sheet?

I first noticed that the last 15 years of the Proof sets and Mint sets are no longer listed.

I am looking for 1921 Morgans in MS64 and I noticed that they have gone from $50-$105-$110 for the P-D-S's last month to $68-$136-$143 in the new monthly.

Are these wholesale prices such as they were supposed to be in the old CDN or are these now retail prices?

I'm confused. There are a thousand retail price lists out there.

If that is what this is, why do I need another?

I haven't perused the whole sheet, just noticed these because I needed the prices on these specifically.

@PTVETTER, Yes, you are confused, as you say. Almost NOTHING you are reporting is accurate, so thank you for spreading mis-information about CDN. For starters, you are confusing CAC and non-CAC pricing for Morgans -- both prices are listed. Second, we DO price all proof sets to 2017 (there is a temporary bug on the web site for those, but print is current as ALWAYS). And the Retail prices are being reported in the CPG Market Guide, not Greysheet... So, please call and ask before posting mis-information about CDN.

Pat is correct, however, that one of the dealer boards on Facebook has been buzzing thanks to a few negative folks who are also quick to react negatively. However, here at CDN we think this is the BEST publication we have ever produced. We put our heart and soul in this new Monthly Greysheet and it is awesome. Everything we list in all the old 7 sheets (Weekly Grey, Monthly Supplement, Quarterly I-II-III, Bluesheet and Greysheet) are now together IN LOGICAL ORDER. It finally makes sense. Yes, it's HUGE. Sorry about that but it's full of prices. And some ads, but ads are a necessary evil in the world of print publishing.

The mission remains the same...at CDN we are constantly innovating and working to make our information better for dealers, investors and collectors.

I've been to Bodie --twice. Very cool, well worth a visit.

Depends upon how badly you want the item. IDs are disguised, but I suppose in some cases you can figure out who is bidding. Frankly, I never bid unless by snipe. Why tip your hand?

"BONGO HURTLES ALONG THE RAIN SODDEN HIGHWAY OF LIFE ON UNDERINFLATED BALD RETREAD TIRES" -BONGOBONGO

I usually wait until the last few seconds unless I am not going to be around the computer when the item closes. Then it it is something I really want I will put in a nuke bid that I would be willing to pay.

"Political correctness is tyranny with manners."
Charlton Heston

The low ball concept, paying a premium for it, 5 levels of sticker, etc.

And coin collectors wonder why they got beat up in school all the time.

I'm not sure why people think the auction houses have an advantage, in any real sense, if they bid on a coin. They are GIVING UP THE BUYERS FEE, which was sure $$ in their pocket. So, while you're paying hammer + 20%, they are paying hammer + 20%. (Shipping and taxes, well, that's maybe another story).

An auction house win only works if they KNOW they can sell if for more, either to someone else by private sale, (for the hammer they paid + $$ greater than buyers fee they passed on), or in a later auction, (for more than hammer, resulting in profit + generating a higher buyers fee than they would have).

In short...I don't think it's as common as some believe. Maybe it works in some less traveled corners of the market, but probably not for the common coins that most bidders are interested in, and which sell at some predictable amount (+ or -).

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Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”

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