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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1990938, member: 26302&quot;]I was justing saying in generalities sir. I was trying to just explain that even if you may be rigth in your area of the country that every single coin by grade and date/mm was higher at a show than online, (huge if), even then there could be reasons why. I do not know what that Nordic medal at the show looked like versus the one you bought online, nor do I care, I was simply trying to help you and the many others who read these posts why coins at a show, even if priced higher, might still be good buys. Most newer collectors, (not saying you are), concentrate way too much about getting the best price for X grade coin, when the simple truth is no two coins are identical, and there ARE huge price difference for the same grade coin. We do not have a commodity hobby where every MS64 1884 O morgan is worth identical. Its just the facts. So, hearing if a person paid below, at, or above greysheet tells me nothing about how good a deal was. TPG&#039;s keep trying to convince people coins are a commodity, but they physically cannot be. Every experienced dealer will tell you this, and not just to try to sell you coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>I never meant to make this as a me against you, I am just reacting to your posts to try to help you and others understand this point. If a collector ONLY decides to buy or not buy based on price, over the long term I would say his collection will have lower quality coins on average than someone who goes out of their way to choose the best they can find in that grade. Does this mean one is a better investment than the other? No way to tell. But, people are not stupid and many times, (not always), there is a reason why one coin sells &quot;below market&quot;. Can you find good deals on really nice coins? Heck yeah, I am just saying the price versus the grade should not be your ONLY factor in choosing what to buy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of us here are not belligerent or like arguing for no reason. Again, I was not trying to make this about you personally, just responding to your posts and trying to educate as many people as possible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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