And actually a very good seller that I've patronised for some time has a rating of around 98%, I think. Such a 'low' rating might be taken as a...
Sorry, economics pedant in the room. I can't resist another nit-pick. Supply and demand curves are wholly idealised. They're necessarily not an...
Talk of over- or under- paying needs specifying. The equilibrium price is the equilibrium price. No willing buyer has 'overpaid' in this context....
I'll think about the substantive points and maybe respond later. But I was just thinking about how to debate this on the way to work, because it's...
I think there really are contradictory trends that shouldn't be over-simplified. I've given up eBay entirely. There are some good dealers on...
The price of most scarce books has fallen in the past twenty years. I'm not talking about Dickens first editions, but sought after academic books....
I agree with you, and look forward to that thread.
I agree with Sallent. I'd challenge @Ken Dorney to elaborate a couple of points. First, how did 'loss of cultural identity' come about? Influx of...
Always liked the clasped hands. "Let's all be friends". [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Don't know about coin shops, but two of the most perfect museums of antiquities, opposite each other in austere neo-classical buildings. One side...
We shouldn't lose sight of the other issues. It's not just authenticity, but also the ten day authenticity guarantee that is disturbing. I stick...
Problem is when foolishness and wisdom are defined by self-referential community standards. Tests are often subjective. I think it was another...
The sixpences are scarcer than their value indicates. People like big coins, so the more common shillings are more expensive. Interesting question...
It would be helpful if you could restrict VCoin searches to exclude some dealers, or only search a defined subset of dealers. There are some I...
One possibility is money laundering rules. I know it seems strange that some do and others don't, but they'll be guided by the advice of their own...
"Civi/tas/Lon/don" on reverse for London mint. It's still a nice Sovereign Penny. One of my favourite medieval types, and rarely seen this nice. I...
Even if they deal with this case, they have lost all credibility over the sand-gluers. Sellers agreed to describe honestly. They haven't. Many...
That's a good point. And there's the pleasure of 'un-slabbing' ;-)
Excellent work. I don't even look at slabbed coins. It's not a point of principle, but it helps narrow the range of things to look at, and I...
Agreed, yes - wasn't meaning to suggest otherwise. Being on VCoins or Ebay certainly isn't a badge of dishonour. On both sites I buy only from...
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