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<p>[QUOTE="samjimmy, post: 107687, member: 3813"]<b>1. Sellers starting their bidding above market value?</b></p><p>"Market value" is a subjective term.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>2. Unslabbed coins selling for way more than they are worth.</b></p><p>"Worth" is a subjective term, not to mention that I more often see slabbed coins selling for more they are "worth" ("worth" still being entirely subjective).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>3. Coins selling like AU and MS when they are plainly F to VF at best.</b></p><p>"Grading" is subjective.</p><p><br /></p><p>People are willing to pay what they are willing to pay, and I can't see how that has anything to do with greed. A Barber quarter is worth exactly 25 cents, but there are people who will pay more for it. Pretty elementary, but a seller lists items and hopes to get as much as he can for that item. A buyer hopes to get that item for the least amount. Thus, the dance and if no one has defrauded and all parties agree, I don't see the problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="samjimmy, post: 107687, member: 3813"][b]1. Sellers starting their bidding above market value?[/b] "Market value" is a subjective term. [b]2. Unslabbed coins selling for way more than they are worth.[/b] "Worth" is a subjective term, not to mention that I more often see slabbed coins selling for more they are "worth" ("worth" still being entirely subjective). [b]3. Coins selling like AU and MS when they are plainly F to VF at best.[/b] "Grading" is subjective. People are willing to pay what they are willing to pay, and I can't see how that has anything to do with greed. A Barber quarter is worth exactly 25 cents, but there are people who will pay more for it. Pretty elementary, but a seller lists items and hopes to get as much as he can for that item. A buyer hopes to get that item for the least amount. Thus, the dance and if no one has defrauded and all parties agree, I don't see the problem.[/QUOTE]
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