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<p>[QUOTE="jolumoga, post: 1714918, member: 41780"]Yes, eBay (or FeeBay) is a weird venue. I don't get why people pay so much for worn, common date Morgan dollars. But whether we admire the bumpkins who bid there or not, they are a part of the overall numismatic market. I know at eBay I have picked up numerous coins well below the Grey Sheet values, or the values at the local coin shops or shows. In fact, I sometimes get the feeling that coin shows tend to overprice many coins, although I suppose there are techniques one can use to haggle. Also, eBay is superior to many coin shows in that it has a <i>very wide</i> selection of coins. To give you an example, I like Chinese Fat Man dollars, and at my local coin show there might be just one vendor with that coin type, and that's because I once asked him to bring them in. So while eBay prices may be higher in many cases, it comes with the convenience of having a wider selection.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jolumoga, post: 1714918, member: 41780"]Yes, eBay (or FeeBay) is a weird venue. I don't get why people pay so much for worn, common date Morgan dollars. But whether we admire the bumpkins who bid there or not, they are a part of the overall numismatic market. I know at eBay I have picked up numerous coins well below the Grey Sheet values, or the values at the local coin shops or shows. In fact, I sometimes get the feeling that coin shows tend to overprice many coins, although I suppose there are techniques one can use to haggle. Also, eBay is superior to many coin shows in that it has a [I]very wide[/I] selection of coins. To give you an example, I like Chinese Fat Man dollars, and at my local coin show there might be just one vendor with that coin type, and that's because I once asked him to bring them in. So while eBay prices may be higher in many cases, it comes with the convenience of having a wider selection.[/QUOTE]
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