If you consider the history behind even the least expensive vintage coin, even a single purchase out of the "treasure box" can lead to many...
Reminds me of one of my favorite Dilberts: The crew is on a team building retreat and has to decide whether to save a teammate from a bear or eat...
That's a very good point. Negatives for no good reason. I suppose we may see the "darn with faint praise" positive appearing in greater...
This news story link was posted on a non-coin discussion forum which is also covering this topic:...
I agree with Doug's take that eBay was founded for the "little guy" and that was true outside of coins as well. But as rules continue to "evolve"...
I think this would be a great idea to promote the hobby and perhaps get a few more people involved. I agree that it would be more of a "labor...
AZ Jack, you can clearly post in your auctions that bids will not be accepted from any user who has zero or negative feedback. I've seen this...
Welcome to both new folks here. I like this idea too, if reasonably priced-- which probably means as an aftermarket purchase at well below...
I have shipped to other countries using eBay (although I don't sell there anymore) and private transactions and there are two extra steps I need...
Great story! Thanks for sharing. My YN doesn't seem to be quite so Y after that, though!
"Daddy... what is a '45'?"
That's what I use! Outside pocket for the water... do NOT want to spill that inside the bag. Maybe even more with respect to coins than the...
A great job illustrating what for me is one of the key attractions of coin collecting: collect what you like. The ability to start in this...
I certainly think it was worth $5.
It's my sin's birth year (you already know my daughter's!). Before the runup in gold prices a 1996 1/10 ounce gold eagle was looking like a...
When I was self employed two decades ago, the health insurance premium for a healthy non-smoking single male in his 20's was $4000 per year with a...
It's been my experience that sellers hold FB hostage at an increasing rate lately. I understand why this is taking place; if I were a seller...
There was a bit of a conversation along these same lines at my coin club's meeting last night. We were wondering whether we'd start seeing an...
Clembo, There are some penguins who would like to have a word with you...
I may be swimming a bit against the tide here... but... First off, I agree that there's no real excuse for bad behavior regardless of any...
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