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<p>[QUOTE="clembo, post: 824070, member: 8033"]Instead of wasting a bunch of time quoting people I'll waste time typing and recapping.</p><p><br /></p><p>Big advertising dollars involved. A given.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can the average person buy off of ebay and sell to them? Nope. They post on dealer networks and if they need it pay top dollar but can be slow to pay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do the coins they sell appreciate if brought into a dealer? I can't begin to tell you how many people I've "insulted" with offers at work. This happens a lot with ebay purchases too by the way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now a biggine IMHO. They sell in LOTS as in we have a LOT of 100 of these and once they're gone they're gone. Whoopededoo!</p><p>When was the last time you saw a lot of NGC G4 1909-SVDB Lincolns? 16-D Mercury dimes? 1877 Indian Cents? Shall I go on?</p><p><br /></p><p>Point is, on the RARE occasion they sell an older coin it's common as heck, in a "grab bag" or silly set.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ebay has a much bigger variety but a much larger chance of fakes and overgrading or just plain seller rip off. HSN has an audience of uninformed people taking their word for garbage in most cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin shops and shows sell coins and you see them as (hopefully) informed buyers. Give me a face to face transaction any day. I can always walk away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clembo, post: 824070, member: 8033"]Instead of wasting a bunch of time quoting people I'll waste time typing and recapping. Big advertising dollars involved. A given. Can the average person buy off of ebay and sell to them? Nope. They post on dealer networks and if they need it pay top dollar but can be slow to pay. Do the coins they sell appreciate if brought into a dealer? I can't begin to tell you how many people I've "insulted" with offers at work. This happens a lot with ebay purchases too by the way. Now a biggine IMHO. They sell in LOTS as in we have a LOT of 100 of these and once they're gone they're gone. Whoopededoo! When was the last time you saw a lot of NGC G4 1909-SVDB Lincolns? 16-D Mercury dimes? 1877 Indian Cents? Shall I go on? Point is, on the RARE occasion they sell an older coin it's common as heck, in a "grab bag" or silly set. Ebay has a much bigger variety but a much larger chance of fakes and overgrading or just plain seller rip off. HSN has an audience of uninformed people taking their word for garbage in most cases. Coin shops and shows sell coins and you see them as (hopefully) informed buyers. Give me a face to face transaction any day. I can always walk away.[/QUOTE]
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