If you thought the Mint was gouging you . . . They have competition

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Old_Collector
Old_Collector Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Let's see $40 from the mint or $70 from Walmart

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  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Those are being sold by the Merrick Mint, not Walmart.

  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,309 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    What a deal. $70 for $10 face in new dimes. :p

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  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,069 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    There doing the same with the quarters on the tv

  • Batman23
    Batman23 Posts: 5,481 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    They are a private reseller. Buy or don't.

    The mint should be minting to demand at face value with "reasonable" extra cost for fancy paper and processing.

  • Ebeneezer
    Ebeneezer Posts: 401 ✭✭✭
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    Why? They're face value from any financial institution. The world is full of suckers and fools.

  • Coinscratch
    Coinscratch Posts: 11,086 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Who is that supposed to be Robinhood? Think I'll try the bank method today though I'll prolly get new rolls of 2023.

  • Old_Collector
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    @JBK said:
    Those are being sold by the Merrick Mint, not Walmart.

    So Walmart uses a third party, they do that for many products, they are still advertising it to their buying audience. Your comment is irrelevant, Walmart gets a nice cut of the sale price, just like EBay or Amazon for third party sellers.

  • MasonG
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    Walmart's collecting the payment. It's pretty much the same for everything else in the store. When you buy Wheaties at Walmart, it's not General Mills that's selling you the box of cereal.

  • Creg
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    @Ebeneezer said:
    Why? They're face value from any financial institution. The world is full of suckers and fools.

    A percentage of financial institutions have them.

  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,864 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 13, 2026 10:16AM
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    @Old_Collector said:

    @JBK said:
    Those are being sold by the Merrick Mint, not Walmart.

    So Walmart uses a third party, they do that for many products, they are still advertising it to their buying audience. Your comment is irrelevant, Walmart gets a nice cut of the sale price, just like EBay or Amazon for third party sellers.

    Still incorrect. In regard to these coins, its not that Walmart "uses a third party" - it allows third parties to sell on its online platform. But that's OK, accuracy is "irrelevant", right?

  • PerryHall
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    @JBK said:

    @Old_Collector said:

    @JBK said:
    Those are being sold by the Merrick Mint, not Walmart.

    So Walmart uses a third party, they do that for many products, they are still advertising it to their buying audience. Your comment is irrelevant, Walmart gets a nice cut of the sale price, just like EBay or Amazon for third party sellers.

    Still incorrect. In regard to these coins, its not that Walmart "uses a third party" - it allows third parties to sell on its online platform. But that's OK, accuracy is "irrelevant", right?

    Amazon is the same way.

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  • oldabeintx
    oldabeintx Posts: 3,214 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Overcharging is not gouging unless the seller of the goods or services is in a monopolistic or oligopolistic position. Examples might be utilities, suppliers or hotels post-cataclysms - and the US mint when selling non-circulating coins to collectors of sets.

  • jmlanzaf
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    @MasonG said:
    Walmart's collecting the payment. It's pretty much the same for everything else in the store. When you buy Wheaties at Walmart, it's not General Mills that's selling you the box of cereal.

    It's not the same. It's more like ebay. Walmart doesn't stock or ship those items. They just get a percentage of sales from the sellers.

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  • scotty1419
    scotty1419 Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭✭
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    All the state quarter retailers are firing up the marketing machines and advertising budgets!

  • WayneCa
    WayneCa Posts: 4 ✭
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    Ebay and other resellers have been doing it for decades. I was just surprised that the national mint joined their ranks.

  • Rc5280
    Rc5280 Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    "national mint"

    ?

  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Rc5280 said:
    "national mint"

    ?

    U.S. Mint. He's been griping about "price gouging" on two threads.

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

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