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Message:: [QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2528492, member: 36230"]Indeed! To imply that almighty eBay is the "only" realistic indicator of real world raw values is simply foolish. Don't allow individual leanings or biases to influence logic or common sense. Ebay is a tool and as with any tool, is only as valuable as the individual using it. Take it as absolute law, especially when dealing in person, and you are doing yourself a disservice. I too think you're smart enough to separate wheat from the chaff, and because of this I respectfully suggest you think about the very simple and obvious fact that coins do not magically appear for sale in online venues. Do understand that a huge percentage of coins offered on eBay are not from professional dealers, but average Joes, and where do you think these guys, even in part, manage to acquire their inventory? Think about it.... if so many non-dealers can sell coins on the side, pay eBay and PayPal fees, and gain enough profit to make it worthwhile, does the idea that completed sales from one venue represent all real world values really make sense? Of course not, and is because eBay is just one market of many. A big one, yes, but far from the only one. What completed eBay listings are best for isn't valuing coins, but in gauging their everyman potential, and there's a very good reason why some make a decent living simply from buying in person to resell online. Unfortunately, there isn't a simple fix or answer to your question other than, and as suggested in one of your other threads, you need to LEARN FIRST. Learn about whatever coins interest you, and then learn your market and what it will support. The "real world" is a lot bigger than some seem to think, and apparently, someone doesn't think you're smart enough to understand this, so please allow me to apologize for him.[/QUOTE]

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