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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2691151, member: 19463"]I'm with TIF on this one and go further. I have quite simply had it with people who decide they want to make a fortune in coins so they set themselves up as a dealer on eBay when they know nothing about coins other than where to buy junk lots. When your first question is 'How much is it worth', it is increasingly hard to consider you someone who shares our love for the coins and easy to write you off as a user. As Sallent mentioned, a dealer needs to know at least enough to be sure they are not selling fakes or cheating people. Study first, set up shop later. Pishpash pointed out the real truth of these coins and, as far as I know, most coins. Condition is everything. Your Probus / lion is a popular and desirable type and would be worth a decent price if it were in even half decent shape. It is not. Many of us show coins here that we consider rare and interesting but that does not mean that we think we should sell the things for several times what we paid for them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2691151, member: 19463"]I'm with TIF on this one and go further. I have quite simply had it with people who decide they want to make a fortune in coins so they set themselves up as a dealer on eBay when they know nothing about coins other than where to buy junk lots. When your first question is 'How much is it worth', it is increasingly hard to consider you someone who shares our love for the coins and easy to write you off as a user. As Sallent mentioned, a dealer needs to know at least enough to be sure they are not selling fakes or cheating people. Study first, set up shop later. Pishpash pointed out the real truth of these coins and, as far as I know, most coins. Condition is everything. Your Probus / lion is a popular and desirable type and would be worth a decent price if it were in even half decent shape. It is not. Many of us show coins here that we consider rare and interesting but that does not mean that we think we should sell the things for several times what we paid for them.[/QUOTE]
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