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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1881124, member: 19463&quot;]I suggest you keep your eyes on the ground for a few weeks just in case your lucky streak continues.&nbsp; You never know when someone will lose that lottery ticket that will pay for the coin and maybe the Boscoreale also.&nbsp; I trust you will keep us posted on the shipping, customs and delivery parts of the tale.&nbsp;&nbsp; I know you will start being anxious for it to arrive sometime later today.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This story strikes me as a place where it might have been good to find an agent who was going to attend the sale and would have executed your bid in person - possibly with less drama.&nbsp; I only used one once, 15+ years ago, and he was a very trusted dealer/friend who only charged me 5%.&nbsp; I do know that I got some coins that I would not have otherwise since a representative can adjust bids on later lots if the amount set aside by the first lots is not needed.&nbsp; Obviously this is not a factor when you are interested in only one lot in the sale but it was good when the sale was disbursing a specialty collection in which I wanted ten times the number of coins I could afford. I don&#039;t know what the going rate is now or even anyone who might have an idea who to suggest for such a service.&nbsp;&nbsp; Has anyone used an agent?&nbsp; Are they out of date technology now that we have so many E-options?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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