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silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
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I love Ebay. Continuing to buy coins on there that I can sell for more at my local coin dealer. Hope this continues.

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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    What's your local dealer's name and address?

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
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    goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    do you also collect Billy Ripken FF cards?
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    CoinHuskerCoinHusker Posts: 5,034 ✭✭✭
    An example please? image
    Collecting coins, medals and currency featuring "The Sower"
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    Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When did your dealer lose his sight? Sad...

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    russ its goldmastersusa.com. They are currently paying 8.43 X face for 90% silver coins pre 1965. I got a roll of Washington Silver Quarters for 63.33 + 5.00 shipping yesterday and I bought 2 rolls of silver dimes for 29.99 each last week + 4.50 shipping.

    Yes I had some ripken FF cards 17 years ago that I took a bath on because I thought it was going to go up and in fact it ended up being worthless. Its a good reminder for me to be careful what I buy because that was a stupid decision but i was a young kid at the time.
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    oh yeah since I live about 1 mile away from goldmastersusa.com I dont bother mailing the package so I save the cost of shipping and insurance, packaging, etc. I just take it in and they send a check the next day.
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    Oh, it's bullion. You said you were buying coins.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
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    goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭
    there is a cardboard guy on the cardboard board that collects the FF cards. There are actually quite a few variations of that card.
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    ILikeMercsILikeMercs Posts: 1,392 ✭
    what's FF?........the writing on the knob of the bat?...........image
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    check out what I won yesterday

    Ebay auction # 200017530302

    I bought a roll of silver washingtons for $63 something and he wanted like $10 for shipping. I told him to throw in a second roll for the same price ( another $63 ) because I didnt want to pay $10 shipping for 1 roll. He said he couldnt do it, but he would lower the shipping to $5 for me. What a buffoon, if he had said $5 shipping in the first place the roll would have probably gone for $ 75. Ha. I shouldnt be posting this probably but I doubt you guys are going to be too interested in what amounts to a $15 profit less what it would cost you to send the package, pay insurance, etc.
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    Russ they are coins. They are paying 8.43 X face for pre 1965 90% silver coins.
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    Yeah Goose Fleer had to fix the f*** F*** error, so they kept on fixing it wrong to keep interest in it high. I dont have any left, got tired of them and eventually sold them for about 20% what I had paid.
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    jonathanbjonathanb Posts: 4,059 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I regularly (regularly = every month or so) buy non-bullion coins and flip them to my local dealer for more than I paid on eBay. It could probably be more often, but I don't try too hard and I only bid on things like that where I'm pretty sure I can get 2x what I paid. Silvereagle's example is only 1.25x, so I probably wouldn't have even noticed it.

    There's a LOT of good stuff on eBay.
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    Right now, I am winning 55 silver dimes for $31. Got 56 minutes to go though.
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    no Jonathan I am not even getting 1.25 X what I pay its closer to like 1.15 X face. But I will take a 15% gain with about a 10 day total turnaround. Keeping my fingers crossed on those 55 dimes.


    Goldmasters is down to 8.42 X face now.
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    JJMJJM Posts: 8,128 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ive been quite pleased with my ebay expierance as well............
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    ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,669 ✭✭✭


    << <i>what's FF?........the writing on the knob of the bat?...........image >>

    Correct.
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    RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Right now, I am winning 55 silver dimes for $31. Got 56 minutes to go though >>



    Thanks for the heads up.

    Russ, NCNE
    eBay consignment sales | | Collectibles from Resco CCC
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    Russ dont do it man. You would have to pay shipping and insurance. For you it wouldnt be a good deal.image

    I am still winning that auction and its down to 16 minutes. The winners name better not be russ.image
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    Weather11amWeather11am Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭
    I found that same auction also. However, I am way too lazy to send in a check. Somebody else can win it.
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    silvereaglesilvereagle Posts: 290 ✭
    Woo Hoo. I won the auction. 55 1964 P dimes for $31 + $4.50 s/h = $35.50 plus $1 for a money order and 39 cents for a stamp = $36.89. I can sell them for 55 * 8.33 which is almost $46. Again, I love Ebay.
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    Weather11amWeather11am Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭
    What if silver goes down before you get them?
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    BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,790 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Do you even check these to see if any of these items are worth anything?
    BU?

    Maybe you are missing out on more than $15? image

    I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

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    DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭✭✭
    oooh.....silvaeagle....you so smaaaart....
    Doug
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    CameonutCameonut Posts: 7,432 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Woo Hoo. I won the auction. 55 1964 P dimes for $31 + $4.50 s/h = $35.50 plus $1 for a money order and 39 cents for a stamp = $36.89. I can sell them for 55 * 8.33 which is almost $46 >>



    Interesting - I guess you can make money on Ebay.

    But on the above example there is only a $9 profit. Wouldn't be worth my time.

    “In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

    My digital cameo album 1950-64 Cameos - take a look!

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    MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Most dealers around here quote a lower price of you don't have $100 face in silver coinage. If your dealer quotes that price for 1 roll you're lucky!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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    SUPERCARCOINSSUPERCARCOINS Posts: 1,152
    9$ dollars profit !! Are you getting this Russ ??

    The guy is making a killing off ebay !

    I love Ebay too !
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    xbobxbob Posts: 1,979 ✭
    Silver rounds also frequently sell quite a bit below melt. I buy to keep (Maryland related Exonumia) but have won some 1 oz. rounds for around $5 with $1-$2 s/h. If you have the time for it you could search silver rounds for the bargains, you could make a few extra dollars here and there. Once you get a big pile of 'em, sell them off to a bullion dealer.


    (edited for mi pore spellun' image)
    -Bob
    collections: Maryland related coins & exonumia, 7070 Type set, and Video Arcade Tokens.
    The Low Budget Y2K Registry Set
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    gyocomgdgyocomgd Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭


    << <i> What a buffoon, if he had said $5 shipping in the first place the roll would have probably gone for $ 75. Ha. I shouldnt be posting this probably but I doubt you guys are going to be too interested in what amounts to a $15 profit less what it would cost you to send the package, pay insurance, etc. >>



    What you shouldn't be posting is that the fellow you're doing business with is a buffoon. You obviously wouldn't say that to his face.
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