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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Grey Ghost, post: 830335, member: 22094&quot;]Good advice in these posts. I am relatively new collector, I bought a number of things from ebay and still do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have two items of advice. Do not get carried away with the bidding, know your price and stick to it, it is very easy to think oh just a dollar more and end up way over what you want to pay.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>More importantly, I would place a dollar limit on any single purchase,&nbsp; my limit on any ebay purchase is $50 (including shipping).&nbsp; Any coin that I am going to pay that much for I need to see in hand.&nbsp; I might bend that rule for a certified coin, but I generally do not buy certified coins.&nbsp; I have also violated it for modern proofs with mint documents.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would also add this:&nbsp; The coin stores where I live are open pretty much 10-5 which is when I work, if I could get to the store more often I would rather shop there.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, there are on line retailers, I find them good for supplies but not as good for coins.&nbsp; I apply the same rule to them as ebay as to coin purchase, but supplies can be found a good bit cheaper.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am going to check out what is availble on CT now . . . .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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