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<p>[QUOTE="romismatist, post: 7882290, member: 44106"]I agree with [USER=89969]@Aleph[/USER] that the fakes seem to have gotten more numerous, and that sellers of genuine coins appear to be posting less (I guess they're making more at the auctions these days). It is getting to be a real chore wading through all the cheap and gaudy fakes, but I still do so about once a week. Bargains and "diamonds in the rough" are a lot fewer and far between these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also agree with [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER] that collecting the sales tax is also a real turn-off for me. Combined with the increasingly more common exorbitant shipping costs from international sellers means I'm a lot more hesitant to bid on EBay coins these days. </p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, with all the crazy auction prices currently, I'm not winning much on that front either. I did win a few coins earlier in the year, but nothing recently. Still, there will always be highs and lows. You just have to be persistent and patient.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="romismatist, post: 7882290, member: 44106"]I agree with [USER=89969]@Aleph[/USER] that the fakes seem to have gotten more numerous, and that sellers of genuine coins appear to be posting less (I guess they're making more at the auctions these days). It is getting to be a real chore wading through all the cheap and gaudy fakes, but I still do so about once a week. Bargains and "diamonds in the rough" are a lot fewer and far between these days. I also agree with [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER] that collecting the sales tax is also a real turn-off for me. Combined with the increasingly more common exorbitant shipping costs from international sellers means I'm a lot more hesitant to bid on EBay coins these days. That being said, with all the crazy auction prices currently, I'm not winning much on that front either. I did win a few coins earlier in the year, but nothing recently. Still, there will always be highs and lows. You just have to be persistent and patient.[/QUOTE]
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