best way to liquidate collection?

danegeld5

I have about 900 PCGS graded coins most are just fillers, and a good portion are ones that I just picked up for the satisfaction of owning them. Due to reasons i wont discuss I think its time to dispose of the collection instead of passing it along to my children as orginally planed. Just not sure how best to do this. EBAY would be time consuming and stressful not particually sure that AMPEX would be interested or willing to offer a price id be willing to live with. Carting it around to coin shops also seems like a sure way to get insulted on value/interest. Its not about getting top value its more of i dont want to feel like a idiot when i sell it to whoever buys it or however it happens. any thoughts?

TomB

Without more information than "about 900" it is really difficult to tell you anything that would be applicable without writing a book. Regardless, good luck with the sale.

breakdown

GreatCollections is pretty easy to do. Hard to know for sure without more information. BST here is another option.

MrEureka

@danegeld5 said:
I have about 900 PCGS graded coins most are just fillers, and a good portion are ones that I just picked up for the satisfaction of owning them. Due to reasons i wont discuss I think its time to dispose of the collection instead of passing it along to my children as orginally planed. Just not sure how best to do this. EBAY would be time consuming and stressful not particually sure that AMPEX would be interested or willing to offer a price id be willing to live with. Carting it around to coin shops also seems like a sure way to get insulted on value/interest. Its not about getting top value its more of i dont want to feel like a idiot when i sell it to whoever buys it or however it happens. any thoughts?

If you tell us more about what you have and where you live, you’ll probably get some good dealer recommendations.

MrEureka

Another advantage of running things by the forum is to deal with any unrealistic expectations you may have, before you actually try to sell anything. Maybe not an issue for you - I have no idea- but others reading this may benefit.

danegeld5

I just assumed you could see what i had from my profile https://pcgs.com/setregistry/danegeld5/profile/131251 my bad. hope this helps i live near Tallahasse Florida.

danegeld5

@MrEureka said:

@danegeld5 said:
I have about 900 PCGS graded coins most are just fillers, and a good portion are ones that I just picked up for the satisfaction of owning them. Due to reasons i wont discuss I think its time to dispose of the collection instead of passing it along to my children as orginally planed. Just not sure how best to do this. EBAY would be time consuming and stressful not particually sure that AMPEX would be interested or willing to offer a price id be willing to live with. Carting it around to coin shops also seems like a sure way to get insulted on value/interest. Its not about getting top value its more of i dont want to feel like a idiot when i sell it to whoever buys it or however it happens. any thoughts?

If you tell us more about what you have and where you live, you’ll probably get some good dealer recommendations.

I live near Tallahasse Florida and forgive me i just thought you could see my collection from my profile http:/https://pcgs.com/setregistry/danegeld5/profile/131251/ Didnt think about Great Collections most of the things i have i would rate as fillers for most people... rather upset my kids just are not interested in the things i hoped to leave behind for them

Samets

Based on what I'm seeing, Great Collections might be the best bet.

lermish

For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Samets

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Sure! That's another great choice!

danegeld5

@Samets said:

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Sure! That's another great choice!

who is airplanenut? thanks

danegeld5

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Low dollar because i collected poorly or low dollar because they are not "blue chip" coins?

lermish

@danegeld5 said:

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Low dollar because i collected poorly or low dollar because they are not "blue chip" coins?

Just because of what they are; no critique on the coins themselves. GC is a great choice for coins that will hammer at $1k or more and a pretty good choice for coins that are at least near that.

I didn't pore through every coin you have but for coins that are in the couple hundred dollar or lower range, I think eBay will likely end up netting you more.

@airplanenut is a long time and well trusted board member here who does eBay listings for people. He has had good results as I understand it. See more info here -> https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1111139/consign-your-coins-to-ebay-with-jkcoins-great-rates-great-results

Samets

@danegeld5 said:

@Samets said:

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Sure! That's another great choice!

who is airplanenut? thanks

@airplanenut is a member of this forum that will take your coins and photograph them, write description and list on eBay for a fee.

You will have to decide what the best venue is for selling your collection. I can tell you that I have gotten amazing deals on GC but also seen plenty of coins go for way more than eBay. It's still an auction and you will have multiple bidders get in the same bidding wars.

To me, eBay can have the same coin listed for months or years. Many sellers list with a set price (BIN) that includes eBay fees and is higher than what a comparable coin on GC would bring. With GC, it's either 99 cent start or lowest price (reserve met) the seller is willing to take. You have a higher chance to get coins sold with low start and get what the marker will pay. So here you'll decide if you want the top dollar and list with set price or get it sold for whatever the market will bare at the time of the listing

IMHO, some buyers and many sellers have left eBay over the years. Too many scammers causing unneeded loses. Never had an issue with GC delivering what was promised.

Now, if you're dealing in raw coins, eBay might be a better place unless you're ready to have GC grade them (takes time and money) for you...

Hope this helps.

danegeld5

@lermish said:

@danegeld5 said:

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Low dollar because i collected poorly or low dollar because they are not "blue chip" coins?

Just because of what they are; no critique on the coins themselves. GC is a great choice for coins that will hammer at $1k or more and a pretty good choice for coins that are at least near that.

I didn't pore through every coin you have but for coins that are in the couple hundred dollar or lower range, I think eBay will likely end up netting you more.

@airplanenut is a long time and well trusted board member here who does eBay listings for people. He has had good results as I understand it. See more info here -> https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1111139/consign-your-coins-to-ebay-with-jkcoins-great-rates-great-results

most of my coins are of the 100.00 varitey so i agree, i collected them for fun more than anything else. i did a search on airplanenut seems he was removed from this forum?

danegeld5

I sent a Email to airplanenut, while im not looking for top dollar its not a fire sale either and while i dont need to sell it today I rather not have it take longer than a few months now that i have decided to do it.

Looked on the ANA for a dealer near me but the two that are semi close dont seem to answer their phone

airplanenut

@danegeld5 said:

@lermish said:

@danegeld5 said:

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Low dollar because i collected poorly or low dollar because they are not "blue chip" coins?

Just because of what they are; no critique on the coins themselves. GC is a great choice for coins that will hammer at $1k or more and a pretty good choice for coins that are at least near that.

I didn't pore through every coin you have but for coins that are in the couple hundred dollar or lower range, I think eBay will likely end up netting you more.

@airplanenut is a long time and well trusted board member here who does eBay listings for people. He has had good results as I understand it. See more info here -> https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1111139/consign-your-coins-to-ebay-with-jkcoins-great-rates-great-results

most of my coins are of the 100.00 varitey so i agree, i collected them for fun more than anything else. i did a search on airplanenut seems he was removed from this forum?

@danegeld5 said:
I sent a Email to airplanenut, while im not looking for top dollar its not a fire sale either and while i dont need to sell it today I rather not have it take longer than a few months now that i have decided to do it.

I'm still here I got a very brief vacation from the boards a few years ago to a clerical error, but that was quickly fixed. I'll put together a reply to your email sometime this evening--thanks!

danegeld5

@airplanenut said:

@danegeld5 said:

@lermish said:

@danegeld5 said:

@lermish said:
For these low dollar items, I think GC is a less than ideal choice. I would consign them to someone like @airplanenut who will list them on eBay and do all of the dirty work for a fee.

Low dollar because i collected poorly or low dollar because they are not "blue chip" coins?

Just because of what they are; no critique on the coins themselves. GC is a great choice for coins that will hammer at $1k or more and a pretty good choice for coins that are at least near that.

I didn't pore through every coin you have but for coins that are in the couple hundred dollar or lower range, I think eBay will likely end up netting you more.

@airplanenut is a long time and well trusted board member here who does eBay listings for people. He has had good results as I understand it. See more info here -> https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1111139/consign-your-coins-to-ebay-with-jkcoins-great-rates-great-results

most of my coins are of the 100.00 varitey so i agree, i collected them for fun more than anything else. i did a search on airplanenut seems he was removed from this forum?

@danegeld5 said:
I sent a Email to airplanenut, while im not looking for top dollar its not a fire sale either and while i dont need to sell it today I rather not have it take longer than a few months now that i have decided to do it.

I'm still here I got a very brief vacation from the boards a few years ago to a clerical error, but that was quickly fixed. I'll put together a reply to your email sometime this evening--thanks!

ok ill look forward to it