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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2396007, member: 19463&quot;]I see two completely different factors at work when considering here I buy a coin. There are coins I really, really want and coins I would not mind having.&nbsp; Since I am not a dealer, the factor of price is not always the one of first importance.&nbsp; Hassle can easily outrank a few dollars.&nbsp; I have written off several sellers and a few countries as just more trouble than they are worth (and I am sure they are not missing me in the least) unless the coin involved is a #1 top want that I do not think I will ever be able to find again.&nbsp; For coins that are available everywhere, I see no reason to buy overseas unless the seller is one I have been using for years and know to be both professional and good at communications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Right now I am waiting for a Spanish vCoins seller to reply to my email regarding the coin he erroneously sent in place of the one I ordered.&nbsp; It would have just been easier to keep the thing.&nbsp; For all their faults I have fewer troubles with eBay sellers due to that venue&#039;s policing and refunding policies. vCoins is in the middle with a few really good dealers and a few amateurs (or worse).&nbsp; When you deal with an independent seller in a foreign country where you can exert no pressure, you are trusting them to do things right. Some do.&nbsp; Some don&#039;t.&nbsp; My enjoyment of the hobby is lessened by problems even if I get a refund.&nbsp; Those i it for the money can just consider problems part of the cost of doing business.&nbsp; We each must decide which view makes us comfortable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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