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What you Should know first... As you may guess from the website, I am mainly interested in British coins and European coins but will also purchase some other quality coins from anywhere in the world. As a rule I am generally only interested in pre 1960 coins, unless there is something interesting or special about a modern issue. I am located in Germany and the UK so can handle paying for collections or coins from a British bank account or a German bank account via bank transfer or personal cheques. I can also send Euro or Pounds sterling cash to other nations with reliable postal systems via recorded post. I can use Paypal for payments to the US/Canada and other countries that accept paypal payments. For those of you reading this that reside outside Europe I will not refuse your collection as that would not make good business sense but you should be aware that your collection would have to be worth my while to cover the extra expense associated with sending money in other currencies to other countries. To talk to a Predecimal.com representative about the options featured on this page, email. Your Choices... Option 1: Sell them directly to me. Tell me what you have, If I believe you have a collectable coin or collection I will make you an offer either over email on approval, or in person. I will travel to most places if the collection cannot be posted or has not been sorted yet, and can help you sort the collection and give an honest opinion on the value of your collection. How much will I pay? I will pay a fair price relating to the quality of the coin or collection, how much I think I can sell the coins for, how long I think I will hold them until a buyer will be found and the effort involved in sorting, photographing, listing and selling the collection. Usually offers are around 60% of the price I intend to sell the coins for, often more, even up to full catalogue values for certain rare items. My offers are negotiable and so far nearly all of my offers have been accepted. Option 1 is by far the easiest way for you to sell your collection. Get rid of them all in one go! (I will often take items not really wanted if you would prefer to sell everything at once). Hang about...Why Only around 60%? Now, I gladly provide information free or charge on any subject I have knowledge on, I spend hours per week looking at peoples list of mostly old rubbish for free (the same old rubbish that I have seen many times before). I reply to 100's of people per month to tell them what they have and most often, that it's worthless. Being the bearer of mostly bad news I rarely get any thanks for that. Sometimes I forget that what I am actually here for is to make a profit! I sometimes charge a small amount for formal valuations of more than one coin, and of course I sell the range of new collecting accessories and books too, but my chosen profession was to be a coin dealer, to buy and sell coins and make money from my knowledge in that field. For this reason, as much as I'd like to, I cannot possibly pay you the same amount for a coin as I sell it for! 60% of the price I sell for is a very fair price to receive for a coin when you consider the effort and expertise that goes into maintaining my humble coin lists for the world to see and the effort involved in selling the coin to a collector. Unlike a supplier of new goods, every coin is completely unique and every coin needs special attention. I have to grade the coin properly on both sides and note any oddities/blemishes etc, I then have to scan/photograph the coin on both sides, price it fairly and list it on my website. I then have to wait for sometimes months or years before a customer comes along to purchase it! Add to that the effort involved in maintaining this website and all it's content, the cost of hosting the website and paying for the domain names and the connection to the internet when I need to make changes. Sometimes I'd much rather accept 60% of the value of the coins on this site right this second than 100% of the value over 5 years! When you sell your coins to me, you get an honest opinion, instant cash and no hassle. They are gone on the spot! How is it arranged? Contact me via email, on 0871 871 5122 (from the UK) or using the form below to tell me what you have, if I'm interested I'll make an offer, usually over email. If agreeable, and the coin or collection is easy to post, simply send it to me as insured as possible and if it's as described await the direct credit of the agreed amount in your bank account (within 4 working days of receipt, UK or German bank accounts only. Others via Paypal, Western Union or similar). If the coin or collection is not as described or suitable I'll send it straight back to you as insured as possible and at my expense. Bulky Collections or unsorted collections: Quite often collections are to bulky or unsorted and would warrant a lot of hard work on your part to list them/identify them etc. If this is the case it's quite likely I'll be able to make a personal visit, especially to locations in the UK and Germany to see what you have. I want the presence! The more coins I have listed on the site, the more people that will re visit on a frequent basis to check for updates, so it works out good for me to have as many coins listed as possible. Regular visitors are all potential customers. Also, the higher the number of coins listed here the more chance that coin collectors will tell other coin collectors about the site, so I get free word of mouth advertising! I will very often offer you more than other dealers in an attempt to purchase stock not just to sell but also to have listed on this site. To tell me about what you have simply fill in this form and click 'Submit form': To talk to a Predecimal.com representative about the options featured on this page, email. Option 2: Auction your coin or collection. "I am absolutely delighted with the fantastic result that my coins, handled by you, achieved at auction. The result far exceeded my expectations and I would like to express to you my profound gratitude - as well as astonishment. Again, many thanks. Mr E Osers, (Reading, England)" If you would rather not sell your collection directly to me and feel auctioning each coin individually might bring you more cash why not let me auction your coins for you? With backing from a $750US (GBP480.00) guarantee on every item sold and my involvement with the ANS and BNTA your coins are sure to sell for the maximum amount. The Service includes:
Fees are on a percentage basis of each coin sold with a small handling fee for any coins sent that are not suitable and need to be returned. I charge 20% of the final sale price of each lot auctioned and that fee will cover all fees payable to the auctioneers This is a very good deal considering your items are put on the open market and will always been seen by an international audience as well as my regular customers. Sometimes items sell for much more than you expect and you are always in control. After my advice you are free to set a reserve and starting price at a level you think appropriate. Items that do not sell can be re auctioned or sent back for a small handling fee to cover postage costs. If you would like to contact me regarding this service please fill in the form and you will be contacted very soon: To talk to a Predecimal.com representative about the options featured on this page, email. Option 3: Feature your items on this site. With a steadily rising number of visitors to this site, currently around 30,000 unique people per month, with many of those looking to buy coins. It may be worth getting your coin or collection listed here too. If you have British coins that will fit into one of my listed sections on this site and are not in any particular hurry to sell your coins this may be the service for you. How it works: I'll advise you over email about how much the coins are likely to sell for and if it would be worthwhile putting them on this site. If you choose to you can then send me the coins. I will make images of them, agree prices with you and list them with my regular coins on this site. Then we wait! Some coins get snapped up literally in hours some may take months or even longer. If after 6 months you want the coins back I will return them, if not we will try for another 6 months. 6 months is the minimum time I can have the coins is my possession and listed on this site. To give me a fair chance you can only ask for the coins back at the end of one of the 6 month periods. How much does it cost? When the coin or coins sell the fee is 15% of the sale price with a minimum of GBP2.00 (around EUR2.86 or US$3.20) to cover the time involved in scanning the coin, grading it, pricing it and listing it. I will take payment from the buyer and organise sending the item(s) to them. I will then transfer the remainder (85%) into a British or German bank account (Western Union or other arrangement for other countries). Any items that do not sell will be returned to you via insured mail for a nominal fee to cover postage, but there is no maximum time the coins can be on the site. Examples: 1. You send me a coin to advertise. I list it with a picture, accurately graded priced at £30.00. It sells a month later and I take payment successfully and send the coin to it's buyer. The buyer gets 14 days approval and after this period I owe you £30.00 - 15% = £25.50. I then transfer £25.50 straight into your bank account or . 2. You send me a coin to advertise. I list it on the site but after a minimum period of 6 months listed with a picture, accurately graded and for a fair price the coin does not sell and you decide you want it back. I will send you the coin back as insured as I possibly can and will ask you for a contribution towards postage costs. The postage costs for a few items sent insured will rarely be over £2.00 to £3.00 (US$3.00 - $5.00). There is no fee for the grading and listing of the unsold coin. 3. You send me a coin to advertise. I grade it, list it with a picture and sell it for the agreed amount of £10.00. 15% of £10.00 is £1.50, the minimum fee is £2.00 so after the 14 day buyer approval period I transfer £8.00 into your bank account. 4. You send me 10 coins, I sell 7 of them, deduct 15% and transfer the remainder to your bank account. After 6 months from the start of the listing the other 3 coins remain unsold and you decide you would like them back. I send them back to you as insured as possible at my expense! To talk to
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Option If you are a coin collector and have a few coins you don't want, this could be the thing for you. Simply swap them for collecting accessories on this site! What assurances do I offer regarding all buying and selling of items through this website? Click here. Not sure of how to grade coins then see the informative guide to grading British/World coins or why not post a picture in the forum. |