new guy here, first time post..
im very new to collecting coins, (not counting stuff liek the wheat pennies i pull from my pocket every time i see them stuff like that)
im trying to educate myself as much as i can, and this is a very nice forum, and i can tell alot of educated people involved.
ok, enough of my rambling, here is my question.
i bought some stuff from USMINT.GOV last week, and bought some stuff off of ebay that came from the us mint.
on usmint.gov the "2009 United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set" costs $14.95 plus the $4.95 s/h
good deal in my opinion.
ok, i bought FOUR of this same set off of ebay, with FREE shipping it was not buy it now,(i paid 32.50 for the four sets) but you can look and see that buying them in "lots" of 4 or 5 bring around $35 or less....
is this a good deal?
or is there something im overlooking......
why would ebay sellers CONSISTENTLY lose money doing this?
i have looked and looked to see if im buying a "different" set than the one at the usmint...but it looks the same to me.
please advise
Dino
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