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How to sell in unopened shipping box??
VirginiaCollector
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I'm (hopefully) headed to a local-ish Virginia show this week and was thinking of taking a few unopened (still in shipping boxes) coins to shop around (probably without success) and was wondering just HOW can anyone be sure what I have in each box? Is there some kind of code on the label or would I be limited to selling to someone who KNOWS me? 
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But I would pay more for a coin I could SEE. I'm not sure there is any advantage to being "unopened" for common and recent mint products.
(I know some like unopened older proof sets on the off-chance you might get a cameo or two...but not sure that applies to ALL mint products, and it's often the setup for a scam now-a-days).
For all you know, you're getting an unknown damaged coin...whereas if you can see it, you know you what you are getting.
Unopened just means you are passing on the uncertainty.....for a price.
information that matches the info on the box.Just a guess.
Can't speak for anyone else....
But I would pay more for a coin I could SEE. I'm not sure there is any advantage to being "unopened" for common and recent mint products.
(I know some like unopened older proof sets on the off-chance you might get a cameo or two...but not sure that applies to ALL mint products, and it's often the setup for a scam now-a-days).
For all you know, you're getting an unknown damaged coin...whereas if you can see it, you know you what you are getting.
Unopened just means you are passing on the uncertainty.....for a price.
The box has to be unopened if you want to submit it to the grading services and want a first strike label on the slab.
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Can't speak for anyone else....
But I would pay more for a coin I could SEE. I'm not sure there is any advantage to being "unopened" for common and recent mint products.
(I know some like unopened older proof sets on the off-chance you might get a cameo or two...but not sure that applies to ALL mint products, and it's often the setup for a scam now-a-days).
For all you know, you're getting an unknown damaged coin...whereas if you can see it, you know you what you are getting.
Unopened just means you are passing on the uncertainty.....for a price.
The box has to be unopened if you want to submit it to the grading services and want a first strike label on the slab.
UNLESS...you submit it before the cut-off date (usually within the first 30 days)
How can anyone answer this without the slightest clue what type of coins they are? Could be GSA's, proofs, SMS or whatever. Do you have an image of the box at least?
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The "never-opened" coin came back in a no-grade cleaned holder. When I squawked about it they took another look and adjusted it to MS65, which in reality is no better. At the time I was pretty clueless about grading. The coin has a horrible scratch across the obverse. Oddly enough, I sold it in the MS65 holder at a slight profit. Go figure. I have no further use for "unopened" products, as I'm convinced this one was opened, examined, and expertly re-sealed.
An old sealed mint set or GSA pack is different. Those I'd be slightly interested in.
I don't believe in playing games. Coins I show either online or at a show I want the potential buyers to be able to see them (use 100 watt light at shows). Buying I expect to see the coins in adequate light, no games. If people want to play games they need to go to the fairground.
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Someone on here bought an unopened GSA and it had a price sticker on the plastic holder inside the "sealed" box.
Someone on here bought an unopened GSA and it had a price sticker on the plastic holder inside the "sealed" box.
That's rich. Kinda like finding modern Chinese CCs in an eBay paper roll lol
Years ago I purchased some unopened GSA boxes... from a VERY respected board member.... of course, I could not let them remain unopened....
Do tell ricko. Not saying truley unoppened ones aren't out there but we'll ya know...