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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;houston_ray, post: 107735, member: 1943&quot;]I think the group is being pretty tough on this one.&nbsp; I&#039;ve bought and sold a fair number of coins on eBay.&nbsp; Frankly, I believe the eBay has leveled the playing field for the hobbyist/collector.&nbsp; It&#039;s revolutionized the game.</p><p><br /></p><p>No, I don&#039;t believe that greed runs eBay.&nbsp; Indeed, it seems less of a factor than when I recall local dealers as being the only game in town.&nbsp; In the early 1980s I gave up coin collecting since I was sick and tired of everything I wanted to sell to a dealer being junk, and everything I wanted to buy as being golden.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now on eBay, the buyers and sellers find matches.&nbsp; The coin market is much more LIQUID now.&nbsp; That&#039;s good for everyone.....except perhaps the local dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Knowledgable and unknowledgable coin collectors have been around for ages.&nbsp; Ebay doesn&#039;t cultivate or punish them anymore than they were getting kicked around at any time in the past.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you buy unslabbed rare coins on eBay, you better know what you&#039;re doing, ask a lot of questions, and deal with a reputable seller.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had a few instances where I bought a coin, viewed it and noted it was (for instance) cleaned, then returned it for a full refund.&nbsp; That was understood upfront from the seller.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been quite pleased with the caliber of person I&#039;ve deal with on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a buyer uses good benchmarks (I think Heritage coins lists some pretty good coin value benchmarks) you won&#039;t get into too much trouble on eBay.&nbsp; Then again, as a seller, some people don&#039;t think...or just get caught up with the auction format.&nbsp; Well that&#039;s good for the seller.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see anything wrong with that if the coin&#039;s accurately described and the terms are clear and fair.</p><p><br /></p><p>Houston_Ray[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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