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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;baseball21, post: 2760210, member: 76863&quot;]Because the raw market is very small these days.&nbsp; If you sell them something of reasonable value raw you get an offer that reflects their time and effort for having to submit it and having the capital tied up until it comes back from grading.&nbsp; Certified prices are for certified coins.&nbsp; They wouldn&#039;t stay in business paying graded prices for raw and then having the coins graded on top of that to sell.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Your age also may be a factor.&nbsp; Many younger collectors stick to online purchasing because the internet doesn&#039;t have a bias.&nbsp; There are plenty of dealers that see someone young and try and low ball them especially on raw material because they think they can.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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