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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1234558, member: 112"]But that isn't true at all, nor is it the problem. The problem is that people don't take the time to educate themselves before they buy coins. They buy coins having no idea at all what the coins are really worth. It's very easy to find out what coins are really worth, and it's very cheap as well. Anybody, anywhere can buy the necessary copies of the Grey Sheet for about $20 to find out the current value of any US coin. They can also access all of the Heritage records - for free - and look up the realized auction prices for any US coin. They can go to any coin forum - for free - and ask about the value of any coin. But people don't do that. Instead what they usually do is buy the coin, THEN they go and try and find out what that coin is worth. And that method is completely backwards from what they should be doing. Yeah, there are unscrupulous dealers out there who take advantage of people every day. But it takes two to tango. And nobody can take advantage of you unless you let them take advanatge of you. If you go and buy a coin or coins and pay too much for them - it's your own fault and nobody else's. You and only you are responsible for your own actions.[/QUOTE]