sound Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Just been handed a couple of large bags of these. Anyone know the Appox. current value per coin. Also what is the best way of disposing of these?Kind regardsMark Quote
Peter Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Ebay finds its level.You will get spot plus a bit...less fees and paypal.Send them tracked...A lesson I have learnt for anything over £15.Scum bags. Quote
sound Posted March 1, 2014 Author Posted March 1, 2014 Hi Peter,Sorry I should have explained that none are worth more than BV. I have checked grades etc.Just have no experience in disposing of BV coins, would be grateful for advice.RegardsMark.Ps Peter please check your in box. Quote
Peckris Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Hi Peter,Sorry I should have explained that none are worth more than BV. I have checked grades etc.Just have no experience in disposing of BV coins, would be grateful for advice.RegardsMark.Ps Peter please check your in box.Many dealers, including Chris Perkins who runs this site and Rotographic, will pay a price for pre-47 which is pretty constant between them (bullion value minus a margin for profit). Why not contact Chris as I'm sure he'd appreciate first refusal? Quote
sound Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Peter,Sorry I should have explained that none are worth more than BV. I have checked grades etc.Just have no experience in disposing of BV coins, would be grateful for advice.RegardsMark.Ps Peter please check your in box. Many dealers, including Chris Perkins who runs this site and Rotographic, will pay a price for pre-47 which is pretty constant between them (bullion value minus a margin for profit). Why not contact Chris as I'm sure he'd appreciate first refusal?Peck/Peter & Anyone else,Spose what I am asking is what do dealers like Chris do with them.RegardsMark Quote
Chris Perkins Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 We ultimately sell them to contacts in the jewellery trade, or sell them as coins by weight to private investors. Pre 20 sterling is more useful as it's already sterling so can be make into jewellery as it is. I suppose some coins may end up polished to within an inch of their lives and in those fancy-birth-year sets in plastic folders or sold to tourists, but to actually get good money for bog standard pre 47 silver you have to have an awful lot of patience!I move it on quickly after a small cut and then hope that some actual collectable coins will come along! I must have handled tons and tons of pre 47 over the years. 1 Quote
Peter Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Peter,Sorry I should have explained that none are worth more than BV. I have checked grades etc.Just have no experience in disposing of BV coins, would be grateful for advice.RegardsMark.Ps Peter please check your in box.No message Mark. Quote
richtips86 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Further to Mark's query, I have quite a significant number of pennies and half pennies and post 1947 sixpences, none of the older pennies and halfs (1900 - 1940) in anything better than Fair condition those in the 50s-60s decades are GF - EF and the same for the sixpences. Could you advise for how you've found best to get rid of these? Thanks, Richard Edited March 2, 2014 by richtips86 Quote
Peter Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Car boot and £20 for a huge box.They are not worth anything. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I buy coppers for the copper content and sixpences can just about be paid in to a bank account if you're lucky, it's your own bank and you know the cashier! I'm able to get face value for post 1947 non silver 'silver'. The face value is more than the scrap value. Quote
sound Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Peter,Sorry I should have explained that none are worth more than BV. I have checked grades etc.Just have no experience in disposing of BV coins, would be grateful for advice.RegardsMark.Ps Peter please check your in box. No message Mark.Peter,I had accidentally blocked you, sorry. Please try now.RegardsMark Quote
sound Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 We ultimately sell them to contacts in the jewellery trade, or sell them as coins by weight to private investors. Pre 20 sterling is more useful as it's already sterling so can be make into jewellery as it is. I suppose some coins may end up polished to within an inch of their lives and in those fancy-birth-year sets in plastic folders or sold to tourists, but to actually get good money for bog standard pre 47 silver you have to have an awful lot of patience!I move it on quickly after a small cut and then hope that some actual collectable coins will come along! I must have handled tons and tons of pre 47 over the years.Thanks Chris,Typically what amounts of coins, pre 47, that is are you interested in?Mark Quote
Chris Perkins Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Amounts? Anything from a couple to many kg. Quote
davidrj Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I chuck my washer grade coppers from bulk lots into the metal recycling bin. Wouldn't have the gall to list them on Ebay Quote
Rob Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I chuck my washer grade coppers from bulk lots into the metal recycling bin. Wouldn't have the gall to list them on EbayTo hell with washers. Based on what the wife got tonight for an unc G5 penny, I shall be throwing anything up to EF (and probably beyond) in the bin. It simply isn't worth the effort to buy them for listing when they sell for a couple quid. Quote
Peter Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Hi Peter,Sorry I should have explained that none are worth more than BV. I have checked grades etc.Just have no experience in disposing of BV coins, would be grateful for advice.RegardsMark.Ps Peter please check your in box. No message Mark.Peter,I had accidentally blocked you, sorry. Please try now.RegardsMarkNo message Mark. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Amounts? Anything from a couple to many kg.A couple of coins I meant, in case that wasn't clear. Quote
azda Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I chuck my washer grade coppers from bulk lots into the metal recycling bin. Wouldn't have the gall to list them on EbayTo hell with washers. Based on what the wife got tonight for an unc G5 penny, I shall be throwing anything up to EF (and probably beyond) in the bin. It simply isn't worth the effort to buy them for listing when they sell for a couple quid.Welcome to the wonderful World of ebay, its been poo for quite some time, everyone wants something for nothing Quote
Rob Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) I chuck my washer grade coppers from bulk lots into the metal recycling bin. Wouldn't have the gall to list them on EbayTo hell with washers. Based on what the wife got tonight for an unc G5 penny, I shall be throwing anything up to EF (and probably beyond) in the bin. It simply isn't worth the effort to buy them for listing when they sell for a couple quid.Welcome to the wonderful World of ebay, its been poo for quite some time, everyone wants something for nothingAgreed. When you receive just over a tenner for an unc G5 penny, an EF G5 penny and a presentable 1913 halfcrown, it isn't inspiring. Having said that at least it isn't as bad as having to send something abroad for more in postage than you will receive thanks to ebay's option of flat cost postage to all, or collection only. At least via the website I can charge for postage accordingly. Where's the incentive to send someone a free item and also take a hit on the postage? Tonight I have the privilege of paying about a fiver for postage, but only receive 4 back after fees thanks to flat rate. OK, mea culpa, I should have told the wife to block overseas buyers, but it is nice to offer things to everybody. You either frighten off UK buyers by inflating the postage, or frighten off UK buyers by clearly starting it above its value. Obviously neither is likely to sell. From now on, only things worth a quid or less to be listed. No overseas buyers, and if it's worth more than a quid, it doesn't go on eBay. Why bother making a loss? I think I made £2 overall tonight after all wins and losses, and that's without spending a penny on listing. Edited March 2, 2014 by Rob Quote
VickySilver Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 And as a corollary I think this goes to show a rather thin market for at least later milled bits.... Quote
Bronze & Copper Collector Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 I chuck my washer grade coppers from bulk lots into the metal recycling bin. Wouldn't have the gall to list them on EbayTo hell with washers. Based on what the wife got tonight for an unc G5 penny, I shall be throwing anything up to EF (and probably beyond) in the bin. It simply isn't worth the effort to buy them for listing when they sell for a couple quid.Welcome to the wonderful World of ebay, its been poo for quite some time, everyone wants something for nothing Agreed. When you receive just over a tenner for an unc G5 penny, an EF G5 penny and a presentable 1913 halfcrown, it isn't inspiring. Having said that at least it isn't as bad as having to send something abroad for more in postage than you will receive thanks to ebay's option of flat cost postage to all, or collection only. At least via the website I can charge for postage accordingly. Where's the incentive to send someone a free item and also take a hit on the postage? Tonight I have the privilege of paying about a fiver for postage, but only receive 4 back after fees thanks to flat rate. OK, mea culpa, I should have told the wife to block overseas buyers, but it is nice to offer things to everybody. You either frighten off UK buyers by inflating the postage, or frighten off UK buyers by clearly starting it above its value. Obviously neither is likely to sell. From now on, only things worth a quid or less to be listed. No overseas buyers, and if it's worth more than a quid, it doesn't go on eBay. Why bother making a loss? I think I made £2 overall tonight after all wins and losses, and that's without spending a penny on listing.This is probably why I have to constantly ask to be allowed to bid or to find someone in GB to bid/buy for me and the forward to me in the USA.....Frustrating.... Quote
davidrj Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 This is probably why I have to constantly ask to be allowed to bid or to find someone in GB to bid/buy for me and the forward to me in the USA.....Frustrating....I have same problem on Ebay.fr, but usually with positive result. Quote
declanwmagee Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Erm...I have different rates for UK and abroad. I haven't come across this problem. Mind you, I've only been selling on eBay for about 10 years.... Quote
richtips86 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Yeah I sold a DVD to someone in Sweden last week, she couldn't pay for the item immediately (I had set the cost of postage in the uk, but hadn't even considered international) so we messaged and agreed a fee for postage which I invoiced her for and then I shipped this weekend at no loss to myself. I'm at work now but can find out what settings were applied if that's helpful? Quote
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