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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RedTiger, post: 779052, member: 19098&quot;]Buying raw coins on Ebay, vs. buying raw coins from reputable dealers say at a show often leads to different results. There are also disreputable show dealers, so beware.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is nothing inherently wrong with buying raw. However, novices, looking for bargains often get the shaft when they go to buy. Slabs offer only so much protection in this time of fake slabs and so many low end for the grade coins in holders. Novices buying high dollar value slabbed coins will tend to lose more money than novices buying lower value raw coins. The slab offers only so much protection.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, best to collect what a person likes and enjoy the hobby. If a person doesn&#039;t enjoy slabs don&#039;t buy them. If that means raw, then go that route, but don&#039;t keep falling into the same pits over and over again. Learn the basics of grading, learn which sellers are reputable. Unfortunately, that would be a small group on the &#039;bay, and not all that large a group at shows either. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sure a person is almost sure to pay a lot more for coins at the same &quot;stated&quot; grade from these better tier of sellers. That would be true for both raw coins and slabbed coins. However, like I said novices looking for bargain coins often will get the shaft instead. One suggestion is to seek out dealers recommended by much more experienced collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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