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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2892227, member: 112&quot;]Well, that&#039;s pretty much exactly my point ! At least it is in all of the discussions where people claim that a coin is worth whatever somebody will pay for it. And, all of the discussions where I try to explain why realized prices on ebay should not be used as a guideline regarding a coin&#039;s value.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, apparently you think it doesn&#039;t count - </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And that makes a difference huh ? And does this reasoning apply to all &quot;lies&quot; ? Is not a coin that is grossly over-graded also a lie ? Is not a coin that is misattributed also a lie ? Is not a coin that is damaged or a problem coin yet sold as a problem free example also a lie ? Is not a coin that is a counterfeit but sold as genuine also a lie ? Is not a coin that somebody grossly overpays for also not a lie ? And lastly, do you think the buyer knew it was a lie ?</p><p><br /></p><p>So none of these coins count - according to you ? And what happens when one, as an observer and not a participant, does not recognize that the lie is there ? Do they count now ?</p><p><br /></p><p>eBay is full of lies ! eBay is also full of idiots ! And that is exactly why a coin is NOT worth whatever somebody pays for it, and exactly why realized prices on ebay should not, cannot, be used as a guideline for value ! Because of all the lies and idiots !</p><p><br /></p><p>And yet people are constantly trying to convince everyone else of the exact opposite.</p><p><br /></p><p>And make no mistake, this coin, this thread is not an outlier. This forum is full of threads decrying ebay and all the nonsense that occurs there. And yet all of those threads combined, well they don&#039;t even begin to scratch the surface of how many there really are.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the next time somebody thinks you can claim that a coin is worth whatever somebody will pay for it, or that ebay realized prices can be used to established value - well, try and remember this thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>Assuming of course that you&#039;re not still trying to convince yourself that I&#039;m wrong purely because what I am telling you is not what you want to believe.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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