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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 689917, member: 12718&quot;]I agree with what you&#039;ve written.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think that many collectors view coin dealers similar to used car dealers.....not to be trusted and enter a potential transaction assuming that they will be taken advantage of.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Knowledge is power and, for a satisfying transaction, being armed with previous sales data on that particular type and grade is helpful.&nbsp; However, in the car business, I suspect that a Chevy is pretty much always a Chevy and a Mercedes is always a Mercedes unless there is a car repair history that says otherwise.&nbsp; However, in the coin biz, not every 1877 Indian Cent is the same in terms of eye appeal.&nbsp; To&nbsp; expect to apply rigidly prior sales transaction info to acquiring a coin with great eye appeal is naive at best.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, one can&#039;t blame collectors for not wanting to be ripped off and there are stories we all hear of this happening.&nbsp; So, to me, it isn&#039;t just about the price versus eye appeal issue, it is also who one is dealing with.&nbsp; Buying from the right dealer is also a factor in having confidence in what one is getting and having recourse if the deal backfires.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Those are my two cents![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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