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Message:: [QUOTE="mark_h, post: 124741, member: 3726"]Just to get my two cents worth in - I have used this seller a couple of times.  I know what to expect and I new the prices were a little high.   Yes - most are over priced.  If the grade matches to a real grade you can almost figure his first bid is anywhere from $10 to $20 too much(it is almost funny how after you look at enough of his auctions you almost know what to expect when you pull it up).  I think you will find that most auctions are not graded correctly (in my opinion) - and most will not say cleaned(or altered) when it is obvious to my inexperienced eye.  So no matter what you do you will make mistakes - but you can always ask here and minimize some of the mistakes.  I think at times you will find it hard to grade off pictures on auctions - I have bought TPG coins just for comparisons and I skip any auction that has crappy pictures(my choice).  Plus I never plan on selling any of my coins so I do not mind over-paying a little bit.  Also I am finding in certain coins I like raw - plus you can get them cheaper.  Someday I will probably get my shield nickels graded just for the fun of it.  But I think I will leave my large cents raw - except for a couple of my better coins.  I also like my IHC raw - but I have about 8/9 TPG coins (PCGS, ANACS, NGC mostly) I use for comparisons.  I find this real helpful.  My thoughts for the night.[/QUOTE]