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<p>[QUOTE="Nemo, post: 3131268, member: 58462"]They also regularly list coins with large reserves.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I regularly buy from and would use Roma to auction my coins, I just hope I never have too! I'm looking forward to a delivery in the near future for two recent purchases, one at auction and one unsold. </p><p>[USER=77960]@Rich Beale[/USER] runs a excellent auction and his participation here highlights the benefits of a smaller operation, namely attention to detail and personal interest. Imagine another auction house willing to buy back a coin because a person was afraid they might have bid to much?? Unheard of! </p><p>I'll tell you a story about Heritage. I bought a coin ($68 as I recall) that turned out to be a fake. Joe over at Forvm is the one who caught it. Well, Heritage agreed it was probably fake but they didn't want to give me a refund. So, I stopped buying from heritage for a couple years until they listed a coin I really wanted. I bid on that coin and won the auction but it really irritated me that I bought from a company that wouldn't take back a fake. I called them to complain again and this time they broke down (after reviewing my earlier complaints that were still on file) and gave me a credit toward a future auction.</p><p>Imo, there are a lot of benefits buying from and consigning to a smaller but classy firm like Roma.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nemo, post: 3131268, member: 58462"]They also regularly list coins with large reserves. Anyway, I regularly buy from and would use Roma to auction my coins, I just hope I never have too! I'm looking forward to a delivery in the near future for two recent purchases, one at auction and one unsold. [USER=77960]@Rich Beale[/USER] runs a excellent auction and his participation here highlights the benefits of a smaller operation, namely attention to detail and personal interest. Imagine another auction house willing to buy back a coin because a person was afraid they might have bid to much?? Unheard of! I'll tell you a story about Heritage. I bought a coin ($68 as I recall) that turned out to be a fake. Joe over at Forvm is the one who caught it. Well, Heritage agreed it was probably fake but they didn't want to give me a refund. So, I stopped buying from heritage for a couple years until they listed a coin I really wanted. I bid on that coin and won the auction but it really irritated me that I bought from a company that wouldn't take back a fake. I called them to complain again and this time they broke down (after reviewing my earlier complaints that were still on file) and gave me a credit toward a future auction. Imo, there are a lot of benefits buying from and consigning to a smaller but classy firm like Roma.[/QUOTE]
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