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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rick, post: 67956, member: 1235&quot;]In my opinion, the first rule on Ebay has to be:&nbsp; know the coins you are buying.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Never hurts to ask those more experienced than yourself, on a case by case basis.&nbsp; I do it with nearly every single prospective purchase.&nbsp; Even if you have good experience with the coin you are purchasing, it never hurts to have a second set of eyes check over the images.&nbsp; They may see something you miss.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Trust your gut - if your instincts tell you something&#039;s wrong, usually something IS wrong...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Watch out for unkown or unlikely grading services - SGS, etc.&nbsp; Buy the coin, not the holder.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Review feedback, even if the % is high... 97% may seem high, that means for every hundred people out there (that have done business with that person), 3 have been upset enough to post negative feedback - and that&#039;s pretty upset.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In general, hesitate to purchase from outside the US.&nbsp; A very high percentage of sellers located in china sell counterfeit coins... There are many exceptions to this rule, but generally speaking, your ability for recourse is slim already, it&#039;s nil when you purchase from out of country.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Last:&nbsp; know the coins you are buying.&nbsp; This is most important.&nbsp; Ebay is a rough rough place to buy coins.&nbsp; You will find a lot of them are fakes... even more are over graded, and/or hyped where no hype is deserved.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>-there are plenty of highly experienced collectors on this forum that would be more than happy to help out, on a case by case basis-[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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