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Patience paid off
rhedden
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Well, at the risk of being hit with a "this thread is useless without pictures" fine, I have a good story about getting a certain coin I've been eyeballing for over a year. Here's how it went down:
1) Coin appeared in a 2011 auction, where it went for $2,875 with the juice. I saw it way too late- 2 years later.
2) Was listed on a dealer's website for somewhere around $3,400 last summer, and the dealer lowered the website price, then offered it to me for $3,100 after telling me he paid $3,000 for it.
3) Someone else bought the coin off eBay before I could answer him. I didn't want to pay $3,100 for it anyway. Too much.
4) Coin reappeared on eBay for a price north of $3,000. Different seller, I believe. Was discussed on this forum in a "which coin do you like better?" thread. It unanimously won due to its pretty toning and CAC bean. I guess the OP did not buy it, despite the thread results.
5) Coin sat on eBay for a while, then finally went "on sale" for 10% off. I hit "Buy It Now", and was denied!
The seller was allegedly away for a week!
6) Coin was no longer on sale when the seller returned.
7) Coin appeared in an eBay auction with a starting bid of slightly under $2500 yesterday. I forgot about it due to football!
8) Coin didn't sell, so it appeared as a Buy it Now for slightly under $2500 this morning. It's mine!
I will refrain from posting it for one reason: if the seller is a member here, they might not feel so good about the closing price, minus Paypal & eBay fees. Just trying to be respectful. But if you're dying to know what it is, I'll send a TruView via PM.
1) Coin appeared in a 2011 auction, where it went for $2,875 with the juice. I saw it way too late- 2 years later.
2) Was listed on a dealer's website for somewhere around $3,400 last summer, and the dealer lowered the website price, then offered it to me for $3,100 after telling me he paid $3,000 for it.
3) Someone else bought the coin off eBay before I could answer him.
I didn't want to pay $3,100 for it anyway. Too much.4) Coin reappeared on eBay for a price north of $3,000. Different seller, I believe. Was discussed on this forum in a "which coin do you like better?" thread. It unanimously won due to its pretty toning and CAC bean. I guess the OP did not buy it, despite the thread results.
5) Coin sat on eBay for a while, then finally went "on sale" for 10% off. I hit "Buy It Now", and was denied!
The seller was allegedly away for a week!
6) Coin was no longer on sale when the seller returned.
7) Coin appeared in an eBay auction with a starting bid of slightly under $2500 yesterday. I forgot about it due to football!
8) Coin didn't sell, so it appeared as a Buy it Now for slightly under $2500 this morning. It's mine!
I will refrain from posting it for one reason: if the seller is a member here, they might not feel so good about the closing price, minus Paypal & eBay fees. Just trying to be respectful. But if you're dying to know what it is, I'll send a TruView via PM.
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i love happy stories and this read like a great one too
congrats to you and the coin finding a happy home
just one coin. lol
when a person does this full-time, they have a lot of stories. HA!
it is almost comical to watch the spiderweb a coin travels sometimes and the events/irony surrounding it.
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Even nicer when you get it for a good deal. Most of the time end up overpaying for the thing you covet.
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Yes, and sometimes when they do it is through the very generous and thoughtful gestures of others.
Rhedden, I can't wait to see the coin you acquired. If it is like virtually everything else you have posted, it will be well worth the wait.
<< <i>Glad you got your coin. Rarely does one get so many chances. >>
Yeah, that coin has seen a lot of turnover.
<< <i>Yeah, that coin has seen a lot of turnover. >>
I can't believe it ended up in the stale inventory category on eBay after all this time. It was described to me as "a monster" by a well-respected dealer who owned it at one time. It does have a CAC sticker as well. The coin was just priced too high for such a long time. After a while, people get tired of seeing it, and start thinking it's been recycled on eBay because it's dreck.
Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect. So, practice being nobody and be perfect !
......kidding! (I'm not the seller), hope it gets to you well!!
......I collect old stuff......
This thread is useless without pictures!
He asked for it didn't he???
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Nicely done!
Just post the coin if the seller is upset oh well
If we had to pm everyone for info this forum would close
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