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copperpennies
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 07/02/2008 : 16:55:50
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The price of Ryedales went up, $499 for apprentice, $649 for the coin artist, )any price raise? I don't know the reason for the raise but i do know i was going to buy one, and now it is too expensive. Why did the price raise?
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Buy my copper pennies under
Few day sale, $95 copper pennies $145 delivered.
in the buy/sell/trade forum. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1327 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 17:03:20
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That is the same price.... With counters.
Deal |
I'm so sick over pennies....I frequently trade a dime or two for the whole "take-a-penny" container if sufficient coppers exist. That will get you some odd looks.
Steady looking for the elusive Indian head.... |
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copperpennies
Penny Pincher Member
USA
144 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 17:07:10
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| But the apprentice is still more expensive right? |
Buy my copper pennies under
Few day sale, $95 copper pennies $145 delivered.
in the buy/sell/trade forum. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1327 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 17:23:36
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Actually, I stand corrected. It appears the price did go up. Oh well, still worth it. The production costs for Andy probably went up. Still a great bargain. Save a little more.
Deal |
I'm so sick over pennies....I frequently trade a dime or two for the whole "take-a-penny" container if sufficient coppers exist. That will get you some odd looks.
Steady looking for the elusive Indian head.... |
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natsb88
Penny Collector Member
USA
281 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 17:58:30
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| It's still a good deal. I started pricing out the parts I could identify from the photos at some coin-op and currency handling part distributors, thinking I would build my own Apprentice-like machine cheaper. Unless I were to buy like 12 of every part, the cost in parts alone for a single machine is several hundred dollars. Factor in the engineering and production time...needless to say I'm back to saving for a Ryedale. |
Nate
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jpf231
Penny Collector Member
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 18:59:11
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| I noticed the price increase(s) as well. Andy's costs have gone up I'm sure. What hasn't gone up? In my opinion - they're still a bargain !! I wonder how much his demand for these has gone up. That could play a part as well. |
Find that thing in life you don't do well, and then don't do that thing - The most interesting man in the world - Dos Equis beer commercials |
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copperpennies
Penny Pincher Member
USA
144 Posts |
Posted - 07/02/2008 : 19:49:18
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| Also i was wondering if there is anyway to get the price lowered if you don't take a counter or something. |
Buy my copper pennies under
Few day sale, $95 copper pennies $145 delivered.
in the buy/sell/trade forum. |
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kalliergo
Member
USA
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Posted - 07/02/2008 : 21:57:43
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Originally posted by natsb88
It's still a good deal.
It sure seems like it. I ordered a Coin Artist last week.
Having built a number of pretty complicated contraptions over the years, I ask this question first, when trying to decide whether to buy a commercial gadget or try to make one myself: "Do I want to have fun tinkering, or actually get to work with the machine?"
Either choice is perfectly valid, of course.
In this case, it didn't take long to figure out that Andy has spent very significant time, money, energy and creativity to solve any number of problems that would face anyone attempting to recreate this project from scratch. Personally, I didn't think it was likely that I could build a comparable sorter, quickly enough and for enough less money than the Ryedale, to make it worthwhile.
I want to sort pennies, not tinker. The Ryedale clearly works, and I think it is reasonably priced. It was an easy decision for me, and I think I'd make the same choice if I didn't have the cash and had to save up a bit: I'd buy the Ryedale. |
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norcal
Penny Pincher Member
USA
100 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2008 : 14:17:19
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This just brought the prices for used Ryedales up too.
I can probably get at least what I paid for my apprentice now if I was to sell it.
Pretty cool. |
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legacypac
Penny Hoarding Member
Canada
883 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2008 : 18:16:21
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Originally posted by norcal
This just brought the prices for used Ryedales up too.
I can probably get at least what I paid for my apprentice now if I was to sell it.
Pretty cool.
Ditto on your point - and I'll add that I believe the Ryedale is great value too. If you want to save a few bucks don't buy the "counter option". The machine is not designed to be a high speed counter - it is a sorter. Andy and others have identified that the counters are the most unreliable part in the machine.
Spend the $100 on a Royal Sovereign instead that will counter and fill rolls for you. |
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Lemon Thrower
Penny Pincher Member
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2008 : 20:37:05
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| what is a Royal Sovereign? Link? |
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Gr33nday43
Penny Pincher Member
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2008 : 22:05:20
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Originally posted by legacypac
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Originally posted by norcal
This just brought the prices for used Ryedales up too.
I can probably get at least what I paid for my apprentice now if I was to sell it.
Pretty cool.
Ditto on your point - and I'll add that I believe the Ryedale is great value too. If you want to save a few bucks don't buy the "counter option". The machine is not designed to be a high speed counter - it is a sorter. Andy and others have identified that the counters are the most unreliable part in the machine.
Spend the $100 on a Royal Sovereign instead that will counter and fill rolls for you.
IMO, the RS is one of the worst investments I have made. It jammed, and the coins never went into the chutes. They constantly spit out everywhere! |
HoardCode0.1:M/1USKY:US1Cu35000
Buying and occasionally selling wheat pennies and copper pennies(Sell a lot of silver as well) PM me for more details.
http://coppercave.com
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Gr33nday43
Penny Pincher Member
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2008 : 22:06:25
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Also, I bought my apprentice just a few days before the price change. I saved myself $100.00. 
So, buy a ryedale ASAP before all the copper is gone and/or the price of the ryedale goes up again! |
HoardCode0.1:M/1USKY:US1Cu35000
Buying and occasionally selling wheat pennies and copper pennies(Sell a lot of silver as well) PM me for more details.
http://coppercave.com
Founded by Natsb88! |
Edited by - Gr33nday43 on 07/08/2008 12:50:05 |
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legacypac
Penny Hoarding Member
Canada
883 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 01:10:34
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Originally posted by Lemon Thrower
what is a Royal Sovereign? Link?
You can pick them up on ebay or elsewhere online. Maybe at an office supply store too. Coin sorter/counter. Fills shotgun rolls, or count to the tubes and fill your old rolls or flat rolls like I do.
I paid about $100 all in for my 4 roll per denomination version (top of the line). They come in 1 and more roll versions too for less.
It is not really reliable 100% of the time. Sometimes coins bunch up. A good shake or a little digging fixes that.
It will miscount occasionally. You get pretty quick at spotting the miscounts though because a full tube should always look the same (not extra coins on top or not full.)
I find it likes to sort mixed coins better then single denomination some days. Therefore I will feed it a mix of steel nickels, pennies and sometimes dimes I'm dumping. That seems to give me more time to fill rolls and keep it sorting rather then the machine waitiing for me and I waiting for it on a single demonination sort. |
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moboman
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 07/21/2008 : 22:33:15
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It looks like I made a bad investment....in copper cents... I should have invested in a few ryedales, left them in the box, then sold them as new. The 499 price is shipped for the apprentice. The price jumped to 779 shipped for the coin artist.
I could have made enough to pay for my coin artist if I had bought a 6 machines and hoarded them for a few months..!! |
The government is in business to put you out of business. |
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moboman
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
738 Posts |
Posted - 07/21/2008 : 22:36:21
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Now the coin artist is out of stock.. so everyone would have had to come to me to get them!!! And, the hand fed model is gone!
I guess Andy has to pay for the new Ryedale Coin World HQ somehow. Not to mention supply/demand, and that im sure his prices keep increasing. |
The government is in business to put you out of business. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/22/2008 : 00:47:22
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WhooHoo!!! I have one of each in my hoard.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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SANITARIUM_INMATE
Member
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Posted - 07/22/2008 : 16:59:50
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| I am on look out for a good used one at a fair price. I am a slave to the working class and it would be a long while for me to get up enough scratch to buy a new one , and if I did build up enough fundage to buy one the price would just shoot up right before I placed my order. Funny how luck works out some times huh? |
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legacypac
Penny Hoarding Member
Canada
883 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2008 : 18:39:15
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Originally posted by SANITARIUM_INMATE
I am on look out for a good used one at a fair price. I am a slave to the working class and it would be a long while for me to get up enough scratch to buy a new one , and if I did build up enough fundage to buy one the price would just shoot up right before I placed my order. Funny how luck works out some times huh?
There are plenty of good well used Ryedales out there - but they are all being put to good use. The Ryedale is an investment and time saver. Buy Ryedale, sort pennies (and nickels), sell coins at profit, recoup your investment and save a lot of time forever more. It took me about 3 evenings sorting and packing to ship to make back my investment in the Coin Artist in profits. That of course required a marketing plan and a stockpile of coin ready to sort. Your results may vary.
Now my Ryedale has gone up in price twice since I bought it just a short time ago and I could easily resell it for my cost or better.
To fund the Ryedale consider selling off your handsorted hoard as many others have done. You'll be able to replace that handsorted hoard pretty quickly with your slick new Ryedale. |
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SANITARIUM_INMATE
Member
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 21:01:51
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| Thanks legacypac I think I will be getting one in a few days. My mother has just past on tuesday so I have to get my head straight first. |
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Robarons
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 07/26/2008 : 21:18:21
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Actually Ryedale is proving a valuable lesson to us!
His prices nay have gone up in FRN's, but its the same in gold and silver if you invested in the past. |
Seven days without sorting makes one weak.
I told my buddies theres no worry for a run on the banks. Joe Sixpack too lazy and *may* have a walk on the banks. |
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legacypac
Penny Hoarding Member
Canada
883 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2008 : 20:55:16
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Originally posted by SANITARIUM_INMATE
Thanks legacypac I think I will be getting one in a few days. My mother has just past on tuesday so I have to get my head straight first.
So sorry to hear of your loss... family is number 1 and the real reason many of us invest in the first place (for wife, kids etc). All our best to you and your family. |
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