Arent you glad you dont have to sell your coins to those pawn star guys???
ambro51
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Can you see it...coin worth 20K...so, whacha want to do with it. I want to sell it. how much you lookin to get out of it. last comparable auction sale was 20K. Id like to get 18K. aint gonna happen. Ill give you 3. you kiddin? id take 15K. look, this stuff may take years to sell. Ill go to 5. wow. for that ill keep it. thanks .
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<< <i>Can you see it...coin worth 20K...so, whacha want to do with it. I want to sell it. how much you lookin to get out of it. last comparable auction sale was 20K. Id like to get 18K. aint gonna happen. Ill give you 3. you kiddin? id take 15K. look, this stuff may take years to sell. Ill go to 5. wow. for that ill keep it. thanks . >>
I would like to see it work in reverse , how much for the coin there rick ...10k ? ain't gonna happen..i'll give you 5.
<< <i>What is there a "Pawn Stars" marathon on the History Channel? >>
God Help Us I Hope NOT!
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<< <i>Can you see it...coin worth 20K...so, whacha want to do with it. I want to sell it. how much you lookin to get out of it. last comparable auction sale was 20K. Id like to get 18K. aint gonna happen. Ill give you 3. you kiddin? id take 15K. look, this stuff may take years to sell. Ill go to 5. wow. for that ill keep it. thanks . >>
I would like to see it work in reverse , how much for the coin there rick ...10k ? ain't gonna happen..i'll give you 5. >>
Pawning the Pawn Stars
<< <i>Hey, they gotta be able to make a living too ya know. >>
In fairness none of them appear to have to skip too many meals
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<< <i>Hey, they gotta be able to make a living too ya know. >>
In fairness none of them appear to have to skip too many meals
Ha! That's true.
<< <i>Stay tuned to History Channel at 10pm et for the newest 'pawn stars' show....CAJUN PAWN STARS!!! Looks like they'll be trading for goats, anything....10 and 10:30pm...first show has a segment with 'rare currency'. Should be VEDDDDY INTERESTING! >>
yes, im going to watch that show for sure
<< <i>Actually, for the coins that have appeared on Pawn Stars, the prices paid have almost all been well above previous auction sales. >>
Yep. In fact, they've screwed themselves a couple of times.
Russ, NCNE
<< <i>I sympathize more with dealers when they're honest. they have to buy at a level that guarantees a profit, otherwise, why bother being in business? buyers looking for top dollar should sell themselves and do the leg work and assume the risk, they shouldn't be walking into a friggin PAWN SHOP
Yep. If you want to be lazy then sell at a pawn shop. If you want top dollar eliminate the middle man, assume the risk and do the work. I haven't seen too many frail 90 year old ladies selling in pawn shops.
<< <i>I don't understand why people, after they call in the expert for the 'appraisal', don't just ebay the item. >>
because, in general, people are lazy, and are won over with some guaranteed Benjamins waved in their face instead of the trouble of selling. The average person does not even have one comprehension on how to sell on ebay. Granted, I do not think many of these items end up in their show now. I just think the item becomes a show prop and the bargaining is a part of the show.
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<< <i>Arent you glad you dont have to sell your coins to those pawn star guys??? >>
I'm pretty sure nobody on the planet has to sell their coins to those pawn star guys.
<< <i>You should probably ask out Eileen. I bet you two would make a cute couple! >>
If he doesn't I got a buddy in the dating service business. I'll give him a call and have him come down and tell us more about dating.
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<< <i>I don't understand why people, after they call in the expert for the 'appraisal', don't just ebay the item. >>
They wAnt and need the cash now.
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<< <i>I think also the editing of the show isnt going to show us everytime the customer walks out with the item unsold.It shows a few times rick getting knocked back but mainly i think to remind us it does happen,probably often. >>
Going into commercials they have their questions about the shop and I remember one of them was what percent of people do not make a deal and leave with their item and it was 75%. So 3 out of 4 people who come their do not sell their item to the pawn guys.
The thing that gets me is that pawn shops were set up for the most desperate of people who cannot get money any place else which means when you go their you should always expect to receive bottom dollar. Why people go there and expect anything other then the lowest possible offer just does not make much sense until you stop and think about the thing this country has lacked the most over the past 20 or so years. . . . . COMMON SENSE
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I know on esoteric goods and things where there aren't well developed price floors and ceilings it's possible. What about if they have a coin with a well established value that they obtained cheaply?
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<< <i>Can you see it...coin worth 20K...so, whacha want to do with it. I want to sell it. how much you lookin to get out of it. last comparable auction sale was 20K. Id like to get 18K. aint gonna happen. Ill give you 3. you kiddin? id take 15K. look, this stuff may take years to sell. Ill go to 5. wow. for that ill keep it. thanks . >>
Or the guy sells it and then you see the pawn dude saying he is going to double or triple his money on it.
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Even though pawn shops will typically pull out a retail price guide when pricing a coin, if you have superior knowledge you can find good finds amongst the dreck and purchase same for far less than its true value.
I remember a forum member [Madmarty??] who bought a 1938 or 1939 proof set from a pawn shop for about $150.00 some years ago.
I bought a 1956 proof set in OGP that contained a two sided CAM, possible DCAM half dollar in it for about $50.00 some years ago.
I met a guy once who hunted in pawn shops/antique shops. While hunting he found a grouping of raw buffalo nickels at a pawn shop that he looked through and bought for about $3.00 or $4.00 per coin. In the group of coins he saw [before he bought and which caused him to buy] multiple doubled dies and/or overdate coins from the teens. He resold these coins for thousands of dollars.
<< <i>Well...there is some good news in the world of reality tv , Dave Yuuup Hester hasn't had his contract renewed for season 3 , the bosses said ...nuuup >>
I really hope he was holding out for more money and they told him to get lost. Yuup!
That or they didn't like all the advertizing he was doing, with the hat and truck and all. bu-bye!
Got it in one.
<< <i>yes just killing time until REGULAR SHOW comes on. love that cartoon network. 8 minutes to go... >>
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