Trade Value vs Cash Value: Why Trading Always Pays More on Paper
Shops and collectors will almost always give you more in trade than in cash. That is not generosity, and understanding why tells you exactly when a trade is a good deal.
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Shops and collectors will almost always give you more in trade than in cash. That is not generosity, and understanding why tells you exactly when a trade is a good deal.
A mid-size collection worth $2,400 on eBay nets about $1,640 after fees, postage and supplies, across roughly 37 hours of work. Here is the full arithmetic.