Ebay Auction Rant.....

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• relayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

  February 22, 2006 4:10AM

  
  
  << <i>I have been searching for unopened mint/proof sets and nothing ticks me off more than "It could be worth 10000.00" "Maybe a franklin in there worth 7500.00". Is it just me?
  
  thanks,
  dking >>
  
  
  
  Then why are you searching for them?

  
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• dking1234 Posts: 70

  February 22, 2006 4:20AM

  I love the 64 kennedy and would love to find cameo like russ.

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• ss350camaro Posts: 4,529

  February 22, 2006 4:21AM

  wow !
  
  this is deja vu
  
  
  

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• 100proof1957 Posts: 6,231 ✭

  February 22, 2006 4:28AM

  if its on Flea Bay assume its been opened and picked over say about 500 times and you aint gonna score doodly !
  
  Russ makes his by spanking dealers and smoe on ebay,but on the bay he is the master at buying gems from crap photos.

  

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• Gemineye Posts: 5,374 ✭

  February 22, 2006 4:41AM

  
  
  << <i>I love the 64 kennedy and would love to find cameo like russ. >>
  
  
  
  He posts that same picture all the time to get you hooked.....................

  ......Larry........

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• Russ Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭

  February 22, 2006 4:42AM

  dking1234,
  
  The vast majority of my scores have come from opened sets. I've had very few hits from "sealed" sets. I still buy them when I can get them at little premium because every now and then you might get something, and there's little downside as long as you don't overpay. Lately, I haven't bought any because they are going for far more than they're worth.
  
  Russ, NCNE
  

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• MadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭

  February 22, 2006 4:44AM

  
  
  << <i>dking1234,
  
  The vast majority of my scores have come from opened sets. I've had very few hits from "sealed" sets. I still buy them when I can get them at little premium because every now and then you might get something, and there's little downside as long as you don't overpay. Lately, I haven't bought any because they are going for far more than they're worth.
  
  Russ, NCNE >>
  
  
  
  
  I was just going to say the same thing. 90% of the sealed sets on E-Bay are repacks! Val Webb is a great source for unopened sets, but he gets them from dealers and with that you never know where they have been. Best bet is to start visiting local dealers (and leave the cameraphone at home!).

  It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!
  
  

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• dking1234 Posts: 70

  February 22, 2006 4:54AM

  You me they open them with steam and re-seal them.

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• Russ Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭

  February 22, 2006 4:56AM

  
  
  << <i>You me they open them with steam and re-seal them. >>
  
  
  
  That's one way, but they don't even have to do that. Unused envelopes are readily available.
  
  Russ, NCNE

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• szavori Posts: 134

  February 22, 2006 5:05AM

  Proof Set Envelopes No Coins
  
  http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&amp;sbrftog=1&amp;from=R10&amp;satitle=proof+set+envelopes+no+coins&amp;sacat=-1&catref=C6&amp;bs=Search&amp;fsop=1&fsoo=1&amp;coaction=compare&amp;copagenum=1&amp;coentrypage=search&amp;fgtp=&amp;sargn=-1&saslc=2&amp;sadis=200&amp;fpos=48025&amp;ftrt=1&amp;ftrv=1&amp;saprclo=&amp;saprchi=
  
  I guess everything has a value on ebay...and I've been just throwing them out all along!

  

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