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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 4575234, member: 33176&quot;]I questioned forum member’s thoughts about buying ancients on e-bay, and this is a synopsis of the thread.&nbsp; It is obviously not complete, so any comments I will take into account and either make an updated thread, or amend at the end of this one.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To start off, there is the Forum list of fake sellers to avoid:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good advice in ancients, as well as all other coins is “If it seems too good to be true, it probably is, be cautious” and “If it looks fake, beware, at least ask someone knowledgeable (CT)”.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Always check the dealer’s feedback for warning signs, although this isn’t really that indicative of bad behavior.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Without meaning to be prejudice, you need to be careful of dealers outside the United States or Canada.&nbsp; Particularly noted, there are many disreputable dealers in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Israel, UAE, Cyprus, Serbia and Albania, Romania, China and Hong Kong.&nbsp; Additionally, shipping costs from these locations can be high.&nbsp; Notable exceptions of reputable dealers include:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Savoca-coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Dionysos Numismatik</p><p><br /></p><p>Numis_corner</p><p><br /></p><p>Numismatiklanz</p><p><br /></p><p>Alexander Coins in Israel</p><p><br /></p><p>Notes Hobbies in Bangkok</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/coin.ages?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/coin.ages?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" rel="nofollow">coin.ages</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/toshiba63?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/toshiba63?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" rel="nofollow">toshiba63</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Other good dealers include:</p><p><br /></p><p>victor clark</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/frascatius?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/frascatius?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" rel="nofollow">frascatius</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/mortown?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/mortown?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" rel="nofollow">Mortown</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Lucernae</p><p><br /></p><p>gsimonel</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/cody111111?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.ca/usr/cody111111?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754" rel="nofollow">cody111111</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Holding History</p><p><br /></p><p>Civitas Galleries</p><p><br /></p><p>dwest61506</p><p><br /></p><p>ancient17</p><p><br /></p><p>jerusalemhadaya2012</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While the “Bad Guys” seem to be:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>xago</p><p><br /></p><p>emiliyan_pavlov</p><p><br /></p><p>varina_museum</p><p><br /></p><p>gd-gallery</p><p><br /></p><p>coins-rare</p><p><br /></p><p>zurqieh_dubai</p><p><br /></p><p>ancientground</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sellers that are not “Bad Guys” but can often be mediocre include:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Highrating_lowprice</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>E-bay can be a place for good bargains in ancients, but be careful.&nbsp; Good hunting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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