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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 69628, member: 3011&quot;]I used to buy coins from Ebay, but no more.&nbsp; I was never badly burned, but the risk isn&#039;t worth it. It also seems that someone is always eager to overpay for a coin on Ebay, and the price will only be as good as the dumbest bidder.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also purchased a few coins from internet dealers, but found that to be almost as much of a risk.&nbsp; I&#039;ll still buy an occasional slabbed coin or modern commem from internet dealers.&nbsp; Buying from local dealers also has its problems, at least with the dealers around me.&nbsp; All things considered, I&#039;m pretty disappointed at the way business is conducted in the hobby.&nbsp; I know there are probably many pure-as-the-driven-snow honest dealers [someplace], but there is enough misrepresentation out there to scare off a casual collector like me.&nbsp; I know the answer is to become better at grading coins and only buy them sight-seen, but I&#039;m just not high enough on the learning curve yet to be comfortable.&nbsp; So I haven&#039;t been purchasing anything that would be considered an &quot;investment grade&quot; collectible.&nbsp; It&#039;s sad. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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