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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 7803773, member: 44106&quot;]IMHO, the Heritage coin prices you showed are definitely inflated (maybe it&#039;s because I&#039;ve been collecting for such a long time that these prices seem high though). The prices you got on EBay are likely closer to fair market value (price of the coin + price of the slab). For example, Postumus coins in a decent grade are pretty common on EBay France (after all, Postumus was a Gallic Usurper). I got the coin below for about EUR13 in the first half of this year (maybe not as good a condition as your coin, but not too bad either):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1340244[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1340245[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Lots to unpack here on the pros and cons, but I&#039;ll give it a shot:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Coin prices on EBay will usually run cheaper than auctions but there is a higher risk of buying a fake if you don&#039;t know what you&#039;re doing. Some fakes do make it through auctions as well, but the risk is lower, and lower still if the coin is slabbed (although you will pay for the price of the slab).</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Auction and EBay prices have been crazy for the last little while... there&#039;s been a real feeding frenzy during the pandemic. Based on the CT chatter, this is due to people spending more time at home, looking for new hobbies, or spending more time and money on their existing hobby with the money they&#039;ve saved from not eating out or going on trips etc. This doesn&#039;t mean that there are no deals to be had, they are just fewer and further between than before.</p><p><br /></p><p>These days, I try to be a lot more selective about the coins I acquire, am a lot more careful about the coins I buy on EBay and auction sites, and try not to get carried away with my bids. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, coin collecting should be about buying coins that you cherish and enjoy and not necessarily about their investment potential (although that definitely helps justify the spend <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). Coin collecting is a long game - a marathon not a sprint - so it&#039;s ok if some get away (I often find that many come back into the pool within a few years anyway). Read more, learn more, research prices on acsearch, watch auction activity for trends, and explore new ways to acquire coins (different auction houses, LCS, coin shows, EBay, CataWiki, VCoins, Facebook, CT sales &amp; trades, to name a few mentioned here on CT). All of this preparation will help give you a better sense of what the coins you enjoy are worth and will help you refine your transactions so they better fit your budget and comfort level.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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