Dealers go to shows for many reasons. A lot - maybe most - of the business is dealer to dealer. "I've got too many Barbers, but X is a specialist...
True - don't sell the Red Book short as an incredible information resource. Quick, what year did they switch from Type 2 to Type 3 3 Cent Silvers....
Sorry about that experience - there are loons on both sides of the table and all you can do is vote with your $. FWIW I really enjoyed the show...
call eBay customer service and ask them what to do. They have visibility into the details that you can't see. The feedback on the buyer is...
Sure, because CoinWorld shows high RETAIL prices, he uses that to justify his prices. Greysheet shows dealer-to-dealer (wholesale) prices - both...
Rick is a great guy, but he loves EAC a bit too much... he knows I'm a 3CS person and he keeps pushing 1808 lg cents... No retail, but active on...
There is a touch of what look like wear on the leading edge of a couple of the star points, most noticeably at 4 and 6 o'clock. However, the wear...
Please don't use my off the cuff (polite term for bull****) estimate as the basis for a deal between the two of you.
Even a smartphone or tablet camera will give better results than a scanned photo copy. Here's why... The photocopier is optimized for a flat...
It's really impossible to grade from photocopies. The detail just isn't there. I'll say they've definitely been cleaned and if I HAD to post...
Sorry, the Red Book is about the single worst possible price guide to pick. Prices were determined almost a year ago and are retail (high retail)....
The problem is that while they're worth more than bullion, they're not terribly desirable, they're not terribly rare and they're not terribly in...
A star note is a replacement note, inserted by the BEP to replace a note that's discovered during inspection to be damaged or has an error....
Between your two auction stories it sounds like there's one lesson you haven't yet figured out. That lesson is usually summarized as "buy in...
if anybody's interested there are two of the toilet bowl slabs up for sale on eBay. don't remember the item numbers but search for mcgs in the title
I see few things after two beers
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I may head up to Paris, depends on the weather and what she-who-must-be-obeyed has planned.
OK we're where these discussions always go to: MY TPG is better than YOUR TPG... I should know better Bye
they are however the only TPG that will slab - for protection - counterfeit coins. for those of us who have them - perhaps as an adjunct to a...
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