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<p>[QUOTE="PeacePeople, post: 928114, member: 20082"]It is almost to the point where it is not worth perusing ebay any more. Don't take that the wrong way. There are still good sellers there, but every time I go there to look it seems there are more and more copies and replicas, or coins with bad photos, misinformation or just shady dealings than there have been in the past. </p><p> </p><p>I'm to the point where I check out the 8-10 dealers that list and have been honorable in past experience and just bypass the rest. I'm honestly so tired of weeding through the fluff and smoke and mirrors that it's tiring, and no longer worth the effort. Honestly, most of the dealers I deal with, I will check out the listings and then call them and ask if they will sell it to me and at how much. If it's what I think is fair, I buy, if not I pass. (before you get bent out of shape, I've never asked anybody to end an auction)</p><p> </p><p>I'm not sure of a solution, but I can see a problem, and they have one. Right now, it's a very big one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PeacePeople, post: 928114, member: 20082"]It is almost to the point where it is not worth perusing ebay any more. Don't take that the wrong way. There are still good sellers there, but every time I go there to look it seems there are more and more copies and replicas, or coins with bad photos, misinformation or just shady dealings than there have been in the past. I'm to the point where I check out the 8-10 dealers that list and have been honorable in past experience and just bypass the rest. I'm honestly so tired of weeding through the fluff and smoke and mirrors that it's tiring, and no longer worth the effort. Honestly, most of the dealers I deal with, I will check out the listings and then call them and ask if they will sell it to me and at how much. If it's what I think is fair, I buy, if not I pass. (before you get bent out of shape, I've never asked anybody to end an auction) I'm not sure of a solution, but I can see a problem, and they have one. Right now, it's a very big one.[/QUOTE]
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