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<p>[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1990274, member: 41863"]Couple of things, because I like to clarify myself when possible. </p><p><br /></p><p>Best price available, means what we actually see as available and compared to the coin at the show we are comparing against. Sure we could still overpay, and yes knowledge is king, and yes Joe Collector might have the same coin at half the value (although we dont see it in our searches). But between the coin at the show and all the ones available in an online search, well we are going to go with the best VALUE. (Not necessarily price, dont get hung up on that example too much).</p><p><br /></p><p>Second part to your response can be summed up in one single, simple word. Returns.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good dealers have return policies, heritage im not worried about, and ebay has Buyers Protection. We are covered for the most part with coins we may not be happy with, shoot even a credit card offers protection against a bad buy. Those B's and C's will either be quickly returned, or if profitable, sold to make some money. </p><p><br /></p><p>See, so we still have the edge, even if we slip up. And no one here has said we dont make mistakes, we just said for the most part this technology evens the playing field abit if you utilize these new tools. </p><p><br /></p><p>Oh and Doug, please inform me of what collectors had access to at the shows, say 15 years ago? Im talking technology in relation to shows and what COLLECTORS would have, not the dealers. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ill give you a hint, they didnt have smart phones with instant access to millions of coins not at that show that they could see while they were simultaneously browsing the bourse floor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 1990274, member: 41863"]Couple of things, because I like to clarify myself when possible. Best price available, means what we actually see as available and compared to the coin at the show we are comparing against. Sure we could still overpay, and yes knowledge is king, and yes Joe Collector might have the same coin at half the value (although we dont see it in our searches). But between the coin at the show and all the ones available in an online search, well we are going to go with the best VALUE. (Not necessarily price, dont get hung up on that example too much). Second part to your response can be summed up in one single, simple word. Returns. Good dealers have return policies, heritage im not worried about, and ebay has Buyers Protection. We are covered for the most part with coins we may not be happy with, shoot even a credit card offers protection against a bad buy. Those B's and C's will either be quickly returned, or if profitable, sold to make some money. See, so we still have the edge, even if we slip up. And no one here has said we dont make mistakes, we just said for the most part this technology evens the playing field abit if you utilize these new tools. Oh and Doug, please inform me of what collectors had access to at the shows, say 15 years ago? Im talking technology in relation to shows and what COLLECTORS would have, not the dealers. Ill give you a hint, they didnt have smart phones with instant access to millions of coins not at that show that they could see while they were simultaneously browsing the bourse floor.[/QUOTE]
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