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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 289463, member: 4552"]I tried ebay only once and it was a failure. Don't even know why I tried it but thought, maybe. I can see ebay for people that are limited in resources, shows, stores, etc. But if in the average large city area, ebay is a huge waste. For example there is practically nothing on ebay not available in the Chicago area and for lots, lots less plus no postage, insurances, not sure if what you see is what you get. For coins we have a minimum of 3 coin shows a month within 15 miles of my house. We have knife, gun, car, boat, camera, coputer, etc. shows all the time where you can see what you are buying. We also have flea markets, garage/yard/estate sales, auction houses and on and on and on. I can't imagine buying anything on ebay. The only thing I attempted to purchase was a scale to weigh coins and then found several scietific supply houses, jewlery supply houses where these are available buch cheaper, work, not made in China. I know many people that sell on ebay and what they sell I would think came from our garbage cans. </p><p>Sorry for the negative attidude but I guess there are many that do come out ahead. Never met any, but must be lots or there wouldn't be an ebay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 289463, member: 4552"]I tried ebay only once and it was a failure. Don't even know why I tried it but thought, maybe. I can see ebay for people that are limited in resources, shows, stores, etc. But if in the average large city area, ebay is a huge waste. For example there is practically nothing on ebay not available in the Chicago area and for lots, lots less plus no postage, insurances, not sure if what you see is what you get. For coins we have a minimum of 3 coin shows a month within 15 miles of my house. We have knife, gun, car, boat, camera, coputer, etc. shows all the time where you can see what you are buying. We also have flea markets, garage/yard/estate sales, auction houses and on and on and on. I can't imagine buying anything on ebay. The only thing I attempted to purchase was a scale to weigh coins and then found several scietific supply houses, jewlery supply houses where these are available buch cheaper, work, not made in China. I know many people that sell on ebay and what they sell I would think came from our garbage cans. Sorry for the negative attidude but I guess there are many that do come out ahead. Never met any, but must be lots or there wouldn't be an ebay.[/QUOTE]
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