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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 3642168, member: 69089&quot;][USER=105553]@mika2019[/USER], it&#039;s not so much that, but rather &quot;we don&#039;t <u>need</u> to sell abroad&quot;.&nbsp; It&#039;s a simple matter of demographics and markets.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are 300 million+ people in the US, and coin collecting is a popular hobby here relative to many other countries. What&#039;s more, many US collectors collect mostly (or only) US coins, and many US dealers sell mostly US coins. I&#039;ve been to many coin shows over the years and have seen dealers who have <u>only</u> US coins in their inventory, and their booths are usually the ones that attract the most shoppers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consequently, many US buyers AND sellers have no need to incur the hassle, expense and risk of dealing internationally.&nbsp; The coins are here, and the buyers are here.&nbsp; I understand why that would annoy someone like yourself, but market forces will always follow the path of least resistance.</p><p><br /></p><p>To a great extent, the same is also true of world coins. There&#039;s a huge inventory of world coins in the US (and even more if you include our next door neighbor, Canada). I&#039;ve been a collector for about 45 years, and for most of that time my focus has been on world coins. Not once in all those years have I needed to buy outside of North America to find a quality example of a world coin I wanted.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. I know I&#039;m generalizing about US vs. world, and some world coin enthusiasts may take exception, but all you need to do is tally the US posts versus world posts every day on a US-based forum like this one to know it&#039;s true — and by a wide margin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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