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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 327016, member: 51&quot;]I supposed it depends on the item -- gold or sterling meltdown (not suggesting the OP&#039;s set is melt down) or something that has <i>instant cash-in value</i>, I would expect more than 50%.&nbsp; However, for everything else, I&#039;ve even heard 25-30% is what a brick and mortar dealers pay, if buying things outright.&nbsp;&nbsp; Things can sit in a store for months on end taking up space, there might even be returns, theft, breakage, the cost of rent, heat, etc.&nbsp; Maybe the biggest, is paying tax on the sale - both Fed and State. Let&#039;s say he/she bought something for $50 and sold it for $100.&nbsp; State tax on that might be $8, depending on the state, and then Federal (on the profit) another $12, which leaves a less for the dealer.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t really doubling their money when you think about it. (And I think why some dealers offer $25-30%.)&nbsp; When you receive cash in hand you don&#039;t have any of these expenses or worries.&nbsp; Again, don&#039;t know what you were selling, but where I live, and outright payment of 50% would have been a better deal than average.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the original question to the post, for that kind of money I&#039;d ask for cash to be exchanged at MY bank, and I&#039;d tell the dealer I would bring the item, and have ready a receipt of purchase showing the amount paid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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