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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1990884, member: 26302&quot;]Fine. Sorry if you believe I mischaracterized &quot;almost always&quot; as always. Still, your thread was pretty dogmatic that collectors will ALMOST ALWAYS do better online, and that is just not true sir. </p><p><br /></p><p>First, you have the fact deals can be had anywhere. Believe it or not, some dealers still do not sell online. Others are not dealers at all, but sometimes sell coins. Just last night I bought some coins at my ancient coin club. I bought a very nice VF, (VF ancient, modern people would call it XF), Hadrian Sestertius with a desirable reverse. I bought it for $200. I checked today. No one has this high of grade example for sale, but I found a lesser example online for $450, and a major online dealer sold one like mine last year for $875 plus commission. This is only ONE example of many I have from LAST NIGHT. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have many other examples, if you want more please ask. I can probably related at least 50 examples I have bought coins in person cheaper than any dealer I know of selling online. Want examples the other direction? Yeah I have those too, buying coins online much cheaper than in person dealers are asking. Does either fact prove the best way of buying? Heck no. It proves a person needs to be open to purchasing and be knowledgable in all situations.</p><p><br /></p><p>One huge advantage in person gives you, if you are a knowledgable numismatist, is the chance to inspect the coin. Photos are a VERY poor substitute, especially for many coins, of seeing the coin in hand. There are many things I cannot tell well from a photograph I can in person. So, buying in person allows me to make sure the coin is acceptable to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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