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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vegas Vic, post: 1989926, member: 58810&quot;]I&#039;m pretty sure we are on the same page here. I think the small differences are just because of collecting strategy. You have coins you want, and thus need to find them. If you need a certain coin I can see how one venue would be better then another. </p><p><br /></p><p>My collecting style is different. I collect pretty coins not otherwise specified. I have no want lists I have no coins on a want list. As a free range collector because I have no real constraints it is easier for me to collect. So I have no venue needs nor restrictions. </p><p><br /></p><p>What I can say is this. I&#039;m dropping my second batch of coins on ebay now. Some will be bought by collectors. Not all but some. Why is this important? The one and only function of a coin dealer is to act as a bridge between collectors. I don&#039;t know who wants to buy and they don&#039;t know who wants to sell. So the coin dealers job is to facilitate the transaction. I&#039;m not saying this with judgement. Every job has a purpose. I&#039;m trying to identify the value and the purpose of the dealer. Why they are paid. What they do. I have nothing for or against the concept of a facilitater of a transaction. I&#039;ve used title companies buying a house. I understand that some transactions need facilitation. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the past all coin transactions were done either via large auction house or dealer. But today there is a third option and the number of collector to collector transactions is just increasing. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is just simple math. I want more money. On line I am getting 87% of retail. With selling coins in the past I can say in my experience I am pretty sure I never got this high a percent from a dealer. Further, with my first batch of ebay coin sales I can say I got more money through ebay than I was offered at the show. </p><p>Does this mean dealers are going to go out of business? Probably not. But it does mean with time there will be increasing market pressure to decrease margins. Anytime a job is mechanized the need for people and the margins both go down. I doubt coins will be the exception to the rule. It really is a new day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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