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<p>[QUOTE="acanthite, post: 185576, member: 6647"]Three general rules I use when looking at coins on eBay not already posted above:</p><p> </p><p>1) Both the obverse and reverse must be VERY clear in the photo. If I have to squint or its dark/washed out, I won´t bid.</p><p> </p><p>2) IGNORE the seller's estimated grade for raw coins. Many claim to not know much about grading, but assign one anyway that is often too high.</p><p> </p><p>3) Read all the description posted by the seller, even if it carries on ad nauseum. Sometimes they hide disclaimers in the small print you won´t notice otherwise.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="acanthite, post: 185576, member: 6647"]Three general rules I use when looking at coins on eBay not already posted above: 1) Both the obverse and reverse must be VERY clear in the photo. If I have to squint or its dark/washed out, I won´t bid. 2) IGNORE the seller's estimated grade for raw coins. Many claim to not know much about grading, but assign one anyway that is often too high. 3) Read all the description posted by the seller, even if it carries on ad nauseum. Sometimes they hide disclaimers in the small print you won´t notice otherwise.[/QUOTE]
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