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<p>[QUOTE="iameatingjam, post: 6754004, member: 118287"]Before the other week all my purchases had been on ebay (reputable sellers only), vcoins and ma-shops. Somebody then suggested biddr as a place where I could get coins for less money. The first auction I checked out was heritage auction and WOW. That was not cheaper. I couldn't believe how HIGH the auctions were going. People were bidding on coins double what you could purchase them for... like at any time. Like there are 12 listed elsewhere for half the price?? so I was a little turned off.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, then I checked out zeus numismatics and prices were much more reasonable got two tetradrachm for a bit lower than average price! So I think there are still deals out there. Maybe rich people who have less a concern on the amount they are spending are more likely to go to one auction house over another.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other thing I think about is money laundering. I'm not gonna go on tin-foil hat and say this is definitely that or anything... but it would be a good way to launder. Get two people working together to keep bidding against one another, until value is 10x, pay the difference with your questionable money... now its an auction house payments <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The value of a coin could vary A LOT in ordinary circumstances so might not raise as many eyebrows as with real-estate or something else. Again, just conjecture.. but I wouldn't be surprised.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iameatingjam, post: 6754004, member: 118287"]Before the other week all my purchases had been on ebay (reputable sellers only), vcoins and ma-shops. Somebody then suggested biddr as a place where I could get coins for less money. The first auction I checked out was heritage auction and WOW. That was not cheaper. I couldn't believe how HIGH the auctions were going. People were bidding on coins double what you could purchase them for... like at any time. Like there are 12 listed elsewhere for half the price?? so I was a little turned off. Anyway, then I checked out zeus numismatics and prices were much more reasonable got two tetradrachm for a bit lower than average price! So I think there are still deals out there. Maybe rich people who have less a concern on the amount they are spending are more likely to go to one auction house over another. The other thing I think about is money laundering. I'm not gonna go on tin-foil hat and say this is definitely that or anything... but it would be a good way to launder. Get two people working together to keep bidding against one another, until value is 10x, pay the difference with your questionable money... now its an auction house payments :) The value of a coin could vary A LOT in ordinary circumstances so might not raise as many eyebrows as with real-estate or something else. Again, just conjecture.. but I wouldn't be surprised.[/QUOTE]
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