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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;romismatist, post: 7653243, member: 44106&quot;]I have had good experiences with Muenzen &amp; Medaillen, Westfaelische Auktions Gesellschaft (WAG) and Kunker, as well as Stephen Album, Artemide Aste, Numismatik Naumann, Bertolami. I&#039;ve bought from London Ancient Coins (LAC) as well without issue so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have heard good things but never bought from CNG, Spink, or Jean Elsen.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t yet been severely burned on an auction house buy, although I have gotten dinged frequently by underestimating shipping &amp; handling costs. I did have one auction house recently where I won the coin and they sold it to the next lowest buyer because their online auction technology failed to recognize my (several days earlier, not last-minute) higher bid. Oh well - you can&#039;t win them all.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of numismatists, I did buy frequently from Lanz for over a decade, but with all the fakes showing up in his stock now, I&#039;m more wary of buying from him. I&#039;m still upset and disappointed that the Lanz business has decided to continue selling fake coins salted in with its stock, because to me it means they don&#039;t truly see their previously established reputation as worth upholding in an age where online buyers are more fickle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Where I&#039;ve really taken my lumps is buying and selling on EBay. I&#039;ve given up selling because the risk simply isn&#039;t worth it. Shipping prices and risk is too high and Ebay refunds the money and takes it out of your account if the buyer complains or says the coin never arrived. I&#039;ve inadvertently bought quite a few fakes over my 30+ years of online collecting (and amassed a decent &quot;black cabinet&quot;), but have also gotten some pretty solid coins as well. I think the fakes problem has become a lot worse in recent years - many pages (like the Medievals section) are so infested there are more fakes than real coins. It is kind of a joke in that sense. That being said, if you&#039;re patient, do your due diligence, and never let your guard down, there is still the odd bargain to be had.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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