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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 24616, member: 112"]Using a dealer you trust is always a good alternative to ebay. But what many folks fail to realize is that these same good dealers also sell on ebay. And quite often they sell the very same coins for much less on ebay than they offer them in their shops or on their own web sites. The reverse is also true.</p><p><br /></p><p>The primary difference between buying a coin in a dealer's web site or buying the same coin on ebay is this - on the dealer's site he sets the price. On ebay - the buyer sets the price. It's just that simple.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course you will have sellers in both venues asking too much for their coins. You will also have sellers in both venues offering their coins at bargain prices. There is no way to say that all sellers on ebay charge too much or too little - nor can you say the same thing about dealer's sites or shops. For they all have different prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 24616, member: 112"]Using a dealer you trust is always a good alternative to ebay. But what many folks fail to realize is that these same good dealers also sell on ebay. And quite often they sell the very same coins for much less on ebay than they offer them in their shops or on their own web sites. The reverse is also true. The primary difference between buying a coin in a dealer's web site or buying the same coin on ebay is this - on the dealer's site he sets the price. On ebay - the buyer sets the price. It's just that simple. Of course you will have sellers in both venues asking too much for their coins. You will also have sellers in both venues offering their coins at bargain prices. There is no way to say that all sellers on ebay charge too much or too little - nor can you say the same thing about dealer's sites or shops. For they all have different prices.[/QUOTE]
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