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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2675632, member: 24633"][USER=85741]@FRESHY82[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see from the varied responses, there are a lot more ways that coins can be acquired than you have listed in your poll. I selected "win them (auctions, etc.)", but that really isn't my main source for coins. I got most of my coins from dealers at coin shows and locally where I could view them in hand. It isn't that I distrust many coin sellers on eBay, but I do!</p><p><br /></p><p>For medals, eBay has been my main source, but I have had greater success making offers to the sellers before the medals get any bids. I once bought 44 medals from an eBay seller in France the very same day that he listed them, but since none had received any bids, he pulled all of the auctions and sold them to me. I negotiated a similar deal with an eBay seller in New England for 40 medals that were already listed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2675632, member: 24633"][USER=85741]@FRESHY82[/USER] As you can see from the varied responses, there are a lot more ways that coins can be acquired than you have listed in your poll. I selected "win them (auctions, etc.)", but that really isn't my main source for coins. I got most of my coins from dealers at coin shows and locally where I could view them in hand. It isn't that I distrust many coin sellers on eBay, but I do! For medals, eBay has been my main source, but I have had greater success making offers to the sellers before the medals get any bids. I once bought 44 medals from an eBay seller in France the very same day that he listed them, but since none had received any bids, he pulled all of the auctions and sold them to me. I negotiated a similar deal with an eBay seller in New England for 40 medals that were already listed. Chris[/QUOTE]
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