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<p>[QUOTE="clembo, post: 738145, member: 8033"]These two posts point out a lot about ebay and etiquette. </p><p>We see it all in the store that I work in. We sell on ebay as well. It does get tiresome to hear that "I saw this coin sell on ebay for such and such" when someone wants to sell. Fine, then go for it but also realize I'll start doing searches while you're standing there to see what the coin is REALLY going for. We have two computers and research on ebay EVERY day. When a shop buys a coin they will NOT pay what it goes for on ebay because we just might sell it on ebay. We are not in business to break even. So that's a quick glance from a person selling to us.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for us selling to them? If you got a great deal on ebay (especially if you have the coin in hand to show us) we'll congratulate you. We like coins after all. If a person gets a great deal we're happy for them. Not like we don't have other buyers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose some dealers get it and some don't when you get down to it. Ebay has changed the hobby a lot. It's also brought out a lot more counterfeits and rip off artists. In the long run it's all balancing out. </p><p><br /></p><p>There have been many occasions when we have shown a customer a coin that is on ebay as we spoke then given them our user name. Then it's up to them but at least they've actually seen the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clembo, post: 738145, member: 8033"]These two posts point out a lot about ebay and etiquette. We see it all in the store that I work in. We sell on ebay as well. It does get tiresome to hear that "I saw this coin sell on ebay for such and such" when someone wants to sell. Fine, then go for it but also realize I'll start doing searches while you're standing there to see what the coin is REALLY going for. We have two computers and research on ebay EVERY day. When a shop buys a coin they will NOT pay what it goes for on ebay because we just might sell it on ebay. We are not in business to break even. So that's a quick glance from a person selling to us. As for us selling to them? If you got a great deal on ebay (especially if you have the coin in hand to show us) we'll congratulate you. We like coins after all. If a person gets a great deal we're happy for them. Not like we don't have other buyers. I suppose some dealers get it and some don't when you get down to it. Ebay has changed the hobby a lot. It's also brought out a lot more counterfeits and rip off artists. In the long run it's all balancing out. There have been many occasions when we have shown a customer a coin that is on ebay as we spoke then given them our user name. Then it's up to them but at least they've actually seen the coin.[/QUOTE]
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