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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 62224, member: 57463&quot;]<b>You can lead a horse to water...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; How do you know that the dealer &quot;seems to be reputable?&quot;&nbsp; Is this a dealer you <u>know</u> from going to shows or reading magazines or from visiting their shop?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. We journalists say that the truth is the first casualty in any war.&nbsp; On eBay, the first lie that fakers tell is their feedback rating.&nbsp; Feedback ratings mean nothing.&nbsp; That is why you need to know the dealer from some <u>other </u> venue such as shows or a shop or by their ANA or PNG membership, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Why are you doing your homework after the test?&nbsp; The time to ask these questions is before you buy. </p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; We numismatists say, &quot;Buy the book before you buy the coin.&quot;&nbsp; Which grading guide (anti-counterfeiting book) did you buy before you threw down the hard cash for this coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; How many of these coins did you examine in person before buying this one?</p><p><br /></p><p>Please understand the frustration here.&nbsp; We go all out helping new collectors and no matter how hard we work, someone comes along who... well... never mind...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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