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My first major deal.

maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
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Visited my local shop today, Had some free time, So I hung around for a while, The owner doesn't mind and asks me to help out every once in awhile. While there I mentioned that I really needed some inventory for my ebay auctions and was kinda shocked to have him mention that he would sell me a "lot" of Morgans, but I would have to take the whole box. No digging, take em all. I spent about 40 minutes going over the lot,

Out of 77 Morgans ANACS MS63's, three are crackout MS64 DMPLS, 4 toned, 1 Rainbow toned & 2 crack out MS65's and the rest are graded right on. Plus he gave some great deals on 7 PCGS Morgans. I ended up trading him 2, MS65 Morgans CC's and 1 MS66 CC and the rest in cash. My final price is about $22.00 each, not bad, It was so much fun!
" I hoard coins, that's what I do, it's my nature"
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  • kieferscoinskieferscoins Posts: 10,017 ✭
    Wow. $22 each is a great deal, and you got enough to sell some for a while on ebay. Good luck.

    Cameron Kiefer
  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,592 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That sounds very cool, I bet you had a great time.image Good luck on the auctions, it might be a heck of a ride!
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  • dwooddwood Posts: 821
    Dude....

    Nice Microscope!!!

    And good luck with the Morgans. You got a REALLY GOOD deal! Keep us posted (in case we want to bid) image
    dwood

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  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,413 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Congrats - but the fun is over. Now comes the work!
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose.
  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    Oh how I hate you...he said jealously...image
  • maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
    For me, this is what it's all about. Doing something that I have a real passion for and making some cash at the same time....Now the fun part of scanning evertything. I'll have the PCGS coins and all the toned ones along with maybe 15 or 20 others listed tonigh. Along with a bunch of cows (another story)
    " I hoard coins, that's what I do, it's my nature"
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  • paigowjohnnypaigowjohnny Posts: 4,257 ✭
    I'll be checking your auctions for some real bargains....image
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Maddox, who is exactly going to run the auction, you...........our your little dog.

    Gosh, I hope his name isnt Toto.image
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
    His name is "YoYo" cause he won't stop bouncing up and down, he kinda counter balances our cat "Lump". He doesn't have time to manage the auctions, much to busy destroying cumputer cables. image
    " I hoard coins, that's what I do, it's my nature"
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Wow! A great deal. Good luck with them.
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  • mrfredmrfred Posts: 718
    Maddox -- well done!!

    I must agree: one of the greatest pleasures of our hobby is the fun of sorting through a big batch of something. I bought like 2/3 of a friend's collection last summer, and he had a lot of Morgans -- not 77, but a heap -- I had loads of fun looking them up in the VAM book (as most were in mid grades).

    On pet names: my wife's friend in high school had a cat named 'MOAF'. It stood for "Mind Of A Fly"

    Best pet name I ever heard of. By far.
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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    See? There's actually more to collecting than getting flamed on this board and worrying about AT, coin doctors, rogue dealers and the like. Collecting and wheeling & dealing can be fun. image
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • rkfishrkfish Posts: 2,617 ✭✭✭
    MAN! that's a CLEAN area around the computer, scope and slabs!
    Wish mine looked like that!image

    Cool deal on the slabs! Gotta love it when things work out like that!image
    Steve

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  • maddoxmaddox Posts: 320
    Man I wish it was clean, you just got the cleaned up version. Usually looks like hurricane Max blows thru every couple of hours

    Here are some of my other critters, I guess I'm kinda on a high for today, got my dogs, my cat and my pile of slabsimage....I'm very happy todayimage

    lump the white cat is 21 POUNDS and the name says it all, total LUMP, just lays there. Dogs are Suzy and Flash, they be Boxers
    " I hoard coins, that's what I do, it's my nature"
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  • MrKelsoMrKelso Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Visited my local shop today, Had some free time, So I hung around for a while, The owner doesn't mind and asks me to help out every once in awhile. While there I mentioned that I really needed some inventory for my ebay auctions and was kinda shocked to have him mention that he would sell me a "lot" of Morgans, but I would have to take the whole box. No digging, take em all. I spent about 40 minutes going over the lot,

    Out of 77 Morgans ANACS MS63's, three are crackout MS64 DMPLS, 4 toned, 1 Rainbow toned & 2 crack out MS65's and the rest are graded right on. Plus he gave some great deals on 7 PCGS Morgans. I ended up trading him 2, MS65 Morgans CC's and 1 MS66 CC and the rest in cash. My final price is about $22.00 each, not bad, It was so much fun! >>



    Dude your gettin a DELL image


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  • jbstevenjbsteven Posts: 6,178 ✭
    dude, that's one big puss%..........................................cat
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I wish my desk was so organized!
    It sounds like you're in for a blast sorting through and listing those Morgans on eBay. The blessing is most of the work of submitting is done for you! Good luck on those ANACS crack-outs and resubmits.

    peacockcoins

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