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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ycon, post: 4964019, member: 91771&quot;]I would be very wary of using ebay for ancients until you&#039;re good at spotting fakes. I think it&#039;s also a bad starting place for learning the market because it&#039;s filled with overpriced BINs targeting inexperienced collectors. There are of course good deals to be had, but they are far outnumbered by fakes and predatory listings. </p><p><br /></p><p>Instead I would recommend several sites:</p><p><br /></p><p>First this series of threads here on cointalk is very illuminating: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-your-budget-buys-index-thread.303991/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-your-budget-buys-index-thread.303991/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-your-budget-buys-index-thread.303991/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Second: get to know <a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/" rel="nofollow">ma-shops</a> and <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">vcoins</a>. These are often overpriced but will give you a good sense of retail buy-it-now options. You won&#039;t often find great deals, but they make up for it in convenience and safety-- both sites make their vendors guarantee authenticity. </p><p><br /></p><p>Third, and most importantly: the auction archives on <a href="http://sixbid-coin-archive.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sixbid-coin-archive.com" rel="nofollow">sixbid</a>, <a href="https://www.coinarchives.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.coinarchives.com/" rel="nofollow">coinarchives</a>, <a href="https://cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cngcoins.com/Coins_sold.aspx" rel="nofollow">cng</a> and <a href="https://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=790+231+3184&amp;ic4=RemoveFilter-071515" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=790+231+3184&amp;ic4=RemoveFilter-071515" rel="nofollow">heritage</a> are all very good. These are mainly for slightly higher end coins (that is anything that would be in an auction) but there will still be thousands of results for &lt;$100 coins. Just remember that except for heritage these prices don&#039;t include the buyers fee so add ~20% to the hammer. This will probably give you the most accurate sense of market prices, IMO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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