What happens to the albums?

ElKevvo

Hi,

This is a collection for the various dealers on the board. I am curious as to what happens to the various Dansco, Whitmans, etc that folks bring their collections to sell in. Are they sold also or tossed aside, donated or ?? The reason I ask is last year I went to a coin show and was looking through a dealers inventory while he bought a Commen Type set in a Dansco from a walk in seller. The next day when I went back the coins were now in his case and when I asked about the album 'cause I needed one he had told me that he had thrown it out. It had looked in good shape to me (could be wrong here) and maybe he did not have room etc., who knows.

Anyway, what happens to these things? Just curious...well sort of 'cause I need a couple types and don't really have a lot of $ to spend on new ones and if someone sells slightly used at a discount somewhere I would be interested. Also I would think that some of these could be donated to help YN's somehow.

Have a great day!

K

kevinstang

I was at a show yesterday in Clayton, NY where a dealer was selling the used albums he had accumulated. He was selling used whitman push ins for 25 cents each and used Dansco's for $1.00 each. Bought a couple for the Morgans, one for buffalo nickels and a Harris US Mint Mercury dime one for $1.00 as well - all looked practically new. I got there an hour after he had opened and probably missed alot- they were selling quick.

Steve27

I find that a lot of dealers sell the used albums, some cheap, some not so cheap. I bought a used Dansco Washington Quarter album (1932-1998) for $9 from one dealer (it was almost mint), and a Dansco Franklin Half album from another for $3 (it was in poor condition).

lordmarcovan

Depends on condition. A lot get sold used, a lot get thrown away.

MrSpud

I know 2 different coin shops where they sell the used albums for about $1. One has a big box in the corner, the other has 2 boxes as well as a pile on the floor.

wayneherndon

I sell the used Danscos for $5 and give the rest away.

WH

LanLord

My favorite dealer has a couple large footlockers filled to exploding with all sorts of used albums.

I no longer buy new ones as I can get just about anything I want there for about 3 to 9 dollars depending upon

the album type, condition and age.

Barndog

some dealers give them away to YNs...great way to encourage collecting.

MORGANHUNTER2

I'd like to find a wayte raymond album with or without the pages, prefer the pages to be in them. for morgans, Frankies, as well as SLQ's and Walkers.

marmac

I have one shop in particular that sells most all the albums that come in the door. Quite often the wayte raymond boards show up

cladking

There's a small wholesale market for the nice ones. They range from $5 all the
way down to $1 for the blue folders. The cheaper ones are hard to sell and some
buyers won't take the Lincoln folders for wheaties or the Jeffersons but there is
a voracious appetite even for these when a big promotion is brewing.

Poor condition ones are much cheaper.