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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1711241, member: 19463&quot;]I see a greater problem with overpricing among smaller dealers who sell their half as good coins for a slight discount of a CNG price.&nbsp; In some cases their coin may be equally good but they are not providing the comfort a beginner (defined as up to a person of my level) gets from dealing with a fully capable firm or the ease of finding a good enough coin without searching through a thousand junkers on eBay or other sources that sell &#039;all grades&#039;.&nbsp; In most cases they figure that CNG gets $1000 for a coin so they should get $500 for one half as nice while the real offset is probably more like $200.&nbsp; Perfect cost ten times &#039;sort-of-nice&#039; not double.&nbsp; Certainly I value the opinion and integrity of many smaller dealers equally to CNG and the big boys of their ilk but just having a shop on VCoins does not make you a big boy.&nbsp; I buy 90% of my coins from a handful of these trusted sources and you will each develop a feel for who sells what you want for what you will pay.&nbsp; Go slow when saying a dealer overcharges until you have compared not only the coins but all the intangibles.&nbsp; Even consider being like me and buying something every so often from a dealer you want to see stay in business even if it costs you 10% extra.&nbsp; I get 10% value from dealers who share their listings with acsearch, Wildwinds and other resources.&nbsp; I doubt my couple CNG purchases a year keeps them in business but they make me feel better about all the benefits I get out of their continued existence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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