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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1915288, member: 26302&quot;]I buy most of my coins from dealers I know of. Dealers provide a lot of services to the industry:</p><p><br /></p><p>1.For sellers, provide a liquid market to get rid of all of grandads old coins. Many people do not wish to become Ebay dealers, especially for stuff they know nothing about.</p><p>2. For buyers, provide some assurance of authenticity with a return policy. Face it, all coins cannot be slabbed, and for ancients even slabbing does not guarantee authenticity. </p><p>3. They help educate collectors, and provide collecting guidance. Do you think its a coincidence that most of the most knowledgable people concerning coins are dealers? </p><p>4. They are the first line of defense on fakes. How many fakes from China have you been seeing SQG? Now, how many chinese fakes are you seeing being sold by respected dealers? Just wait until they have higher quality fake slabs, then you will really see how valuable buying from a knowledgable dealer will be.</p><p><br /></p><p>I disagree with anyone saying the internet has made dealers superfluous. Yes, there are fewer local dealers around, part of that is fewer penny collectors than in the 60&#039;s. However, a good dealer today is still just as needed as ever before to the health of this hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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