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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 63193, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Research</b></p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; Ken Pines Coast to Coast was kicked out of the American Numismatic Association for selling whizzed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; eBay feedback is a gimmick and is no guantee of anything. </p><p><br /></p><p>eBay sellers set up dual accounts or work with buddies (shills) and buy and sell back and forth to build up their rating.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>eBay sellers refund happily in order to maintain those good numbers.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; The online world is just like the real world, only moreso.&nbsp; In a small town, the local dealer must be honest because he is selling to his neighbors.&nbsp; In a big city, there is more wiggle room.&nbsp; Mail order brings more.&nbsp; Online delivers the maximum oppprtunities to anyone who has no intention of offering the best material at a competitive price.&nbsp; Generally, the online world tends to be just the opposite: the lowest grade the market can support at the highest price the seller will give in to.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; If you want to validate a dealer, start with the ANA listings at <a href="http://www.money.org" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.money.org" rel="nofollow">www.money.org</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; And that is just a start.</p><p><br /></p><p>5.&nbsp; I have bought mail order.&nbsp; I have even bought online.&nbsp; However, in those cases, it was because the dealer was validated by third-party affiliations.&nbsp; In other words, they were members of trusted communities, <i>The Celator</i> magazine and VCoins.com shops.&nbsp;&nbsp; I prefer to save my money in separate bank accounts and every year or two, I go to an ANA convention.&nbsp; I also make the Michigan State Numismatic Society shows for the same reasons.&nbsp; I can meet the dealer face to face and judge them as a person.&nbsp; I can see the material for myself and evaluate it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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