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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bartelmoose, post: 726031, member: 21313&quot;]<b>buying sight unseen</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Like many here on this forum, I&#039;ll use my own judgement and take my chances based upon what is legally required to be a true depiction and description of an item up for auction in the biggest auction house in the world.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Especially when I have an unquestioned right of return via PayPal which is further backed up by paying for it with my own reputable credit card.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone who ever buys a raw or even &quot;certified&quot; coin without examining it in person is effectively trying to &quot;beat the odds&quot; re: getting a &quot;deal.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And there are plenty of PCGS, NGC and ANACS &quot;certified&#039; coins for sale on eBay and elsewhere that aren&#039;t certified at all. Fake slabs are even cheaper to make than fake coins. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If someone buys only coins they&#039;ve examined in person, they&#039;re not only dealing with a limited universe of possiblities, they probably don&#039;t own stocks, either. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They&#039;re also more likely to not drink floridated water and may have problems deciding on whether to turn left or right, too.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Always remember:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot; just &#039;cause it&#039;s slabbed don&#039;t make it real...&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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