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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1093470, member: 26302&quot;]I think most of the people put out of business has been local coin stores and some mail dealers. Local brick and morter are harder to justify when more and more of their customers find out they can buy items cheaper via internet and Ebay. Some great ones survive, but most I knew are gone. The ones that are left are either great guys, or just local &quot;chop shops&quot; that basically survive by buying really cheap and selling the coins to other dealers or Ebay. As for mail order, a lot of these guys were kind of high priced, but people bought from them since they had no other way of buying coins. The internet has replaced mail order, and a lot of the weaker dealers are gone, the stronger ones are on the internet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, though, I think the internet has been a big boon to collectors, allowing us greater access to both information and access to purchasing that we never had before. Trust me, I grew up in Iowa, there is no way I would have ever had access to ancient coins without the help of the internet. </p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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