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Message:: [QUOTE="romismatist, post: 25337550, member: 44106"]Like others who have posted, I have bought a few coins from Roma, most recently from the Anders Collection they dispersed which had a ton of less common Calabrian Magna Grecian issues from many minor mints that in some cases I had never seen on the market in 30+ years. But like several of you mentioned, the prices they've commanded have been stratospheric, and I tend to avoid getting sucked into crazy bidding wars. Sometimes I note that they try to pump up certain coins by saying they're an "unpublished variety" or "extremely rare" when this is clearly not true. During these times, I take stock in the collection I have built up until now, and that grounds me when I begin to lose my head in some of the spiraling auction prices. As for the auction team, they may be down, but not out. I'm sure many of them will re-enter the market at some point, as the heady days of profiteering will no doubt entice them back into the fold. I just hope that they'll be more careful and stick to the rules the next time around.[/QUOTE]