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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volante, post: 1901808, member: 57279&quot;]The discoverers of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_Ridge_Hoard" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddle_Ridge_Hoard" rel="nofollow">Saddle Ridge hoard</a>, the largest hoard of buried gold coins ever found in the U.S., have decided for some reason to sell the bulk of their coins through Amazon.com.&nbsp; This will be the first major sale of coins on Amazon.&nbsp; You can currently find listings of many coins on Amazon, but these are mostly sold by individual sellers and the overall offering pales in comparison to eBay&#039;s selection.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The hoard will be sold through Amazon&#039;s relatively new Collectibles category (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_411331022_3?ie=UTF8&amp;node=8590321011&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&amp;pf_rd_r=0AXTD64SYKHQ7G7X9KFG&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_p=1774894182&amp;pf_rd_i=B0088YVF6S" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=amb_link_411331022_3?ie=UTF8&amp;node=8590321011&amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&amp;pf_rd_r=0AXTD64SYKHQ7G7X9KFG&amp;pf_rd_t=201&amp;pf_rd_p=1774894182&amp;pf_rd_i=B0088YVF6S" rel="nofollow">link here</a>).&nbsp; It looks like the bulk of the Category right now is autographed memorabilia, though I&#039;m sure Amazon will expand the numismatic selection within that category in an attempt to compete with eBay.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts on Amazon expanding into the coin business?&nbsp; Do you think Amazon is a threat to eBay and the large national dealers like Littleton and APMEX?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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