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Message:: [QUOTE="National dealer, post: 25596, member: 487"]Lincoln, while much of what you say makes sense, most of us that have been around have learned the hard way. Here on this forum, most of us are trying to save the new collector from having to learn the hard way. If we did not share our experience and knowledge, we would be doing a disservice to all who come with questions.There is nothing wrong with taking chances. However, you must have some experience and knowledge to make those chances work in your favor. A few here like GDJMSP, Jody, Roy, Nick, and Susan could run through Ebay snatching up true bargains easily due to their knowledge. They pass on the too good to be true deals, because they have learned that these deals are too good to be true. Finding coins that are of a good variety, or overlooked by the hobby itself are easy to find if you know what you are looking for. Coins that end up in "unknown" grading service slabs are there for a reason. If anyone with half a brain owned this particular coin, it would be in a slab from one of the 4 "good" grading services. Add that to the fact that this particular seller seems to pass along some shading deals, and this coin should be passed on. Go back and read the $30 experiment thread. That was a great chance. Little lost if wrong. Take chances on small coins. Learn all you can before jumping into the big deals.[/QUOTE]