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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 111598, member: 669&quot;]I think you&#039;re missing the point young man.</p><p><br /></p><p>No one is trying to warn you against using EBay.&nbsp; We&#039;re trying to warn you against buying <i>anywhere</i> without knowing&nbsp; exactly what you are buying.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure there are ripoff artists galore on EBay, but that venue centairly doesn&#039;t have a monopoly on scammers.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the same token, brick and mortar stores don&#039;t have a monopoly on honest, informed sellers.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is one way, and <u>only</u> one way to avoid being ripped off, whether your&#039;re talking about coins, or anything else.&nbsp; That way is to to <b>know what you are buying</b>!</p><p><br /></p><p>The members of this forum can help you avoid getting ripped off, or just generally overpaying, if you post links to the site you propose buying from, but education can keep you from being ripped off wherever you buy, including swap meets, antique stores, pawn shops, etc., etc., etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Learn to protect youself by reading and studying.&nbsp; If you have a library card, use it.&nbsp; If not, get one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more you know the harder it will be for anyone - EBay or elsewhere - to scam you.&nbsp; (Education will even protect you against the many sellers out there who are themselves victims of scammers, but don&#039;t even know it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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