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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;littlehugger, post: 2051926, member: 58633&quot;]I am old enough to remember when change was silver, and you could find most anything in bank rolls. Now, if you want to collect, you must buy from specialty dealers.</p><p>&nbsp;In my area, coin dealers are scarce. Most are barely knowledgeable about coins, and only interested in buying gold and silver, etc, at a pittance, to re-sell for a large profit.</p><p>&nbsp;My experiences with two of the local dealers have been borderline. Even though I have known the one a long time, I still feel like just another customer to be fleeced. He has a partner who gives me the full-blown creeps.</p><p>&nbsp;It is possible to travel around, go to shows, but that is time consuming. Thus, EBay has become my primary shopping place by default.</p><p>&nbsp;However, EBay can be tricky as it gets. You have to be very careful. I have had coins switched on me. The dirtiest trick was when I bought an old large cent. It was in the usual fold-over holder, and I left it in there quite awhile, until I acquired an album for that type. (It was circulated)</p><p>&nbsp;When I took it out to transfer, some brown powder fell out, and I discovered the coin was holed. The seller had filled in the hole with a brown powder of matching color, and held it in with the plastic tightly against it, or, possibly it was originally solid, then dried out.</p><p>&nbsp;Wow, was I angry! But the seller was long gone.</p><p>&nbsp;What are the worst tricks on EBay, and how do you avoid them? Is the resolution process any good at all?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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