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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 490363, member: 15199&quot;]I am not convinced that an inexperienced person will get a better deal buying from an unknown real person dealer in a shop or at a show than if they buy from an unknown dealer on ebay. Not many show dealers offer return terms as good as most ebay dealers and paypal is much more secure than a promise to take it back after the show.</p><p><br /></p><p>On ebay, you can have more time to think and research about a coin. You can go through your references, ask the forum, look up varying price ranges, determine how it fits into your collecting scheme, determine the highest price you will bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then all you have to do is check the seller&#039;s feedback and return policy. When it comes, immediately check out the condition and decide whether to keep or to return. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, this process requires time and effort to educate yourself. </p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, 3 of my Christmas presents were a &quot;The Error Coin Encyclopedia&quot; by Margolis and Weinberg, &quot; Abe Kosoff: Dean of Numismatics&quot; by Q. David Bowers, and &quot;Two Dates are Better than One&quot; by Kevin Flynn on misplaced dates. I know very little about errors compared to varieties, so this will help me understand error coins. The knowledge helps one appreciate a coin as well as value it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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