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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 562537, member: 4381&quot;]A book is safer from ebay but I bet if you get a couple of nice Mercs you&#039;ll be very happy.&nbsp; When I have just a few bucks I tend to buy from my local dealer who might be a tad expensive, but he gives me good raw coins and fun stories.&nbsp; I tend to buy from ebay only modern proofs because they are safe, or Ikes.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t buy anything from ebay for years because of their unfair EULA (user contract).</p><p><br /></p><p>I by bigger purchases from Heritage, slabbed coins.&nbsp; I also buy cheaper stuff from on line dealers like cheapslabs and such.&nbsp; If I&#039;m shopping for something very serious, I can buy it nearly from anyone who I research and trust.&nbsp; The seller and the item (the specific coin) is then more important than the price, assuming I can afford it and its reasonably in the ballpark.&nbsp; I&#039;ll also cruise shows for midrange items and to fill in my kids collections.&nbsp; I never drop a lot of money on a single item at a show.&nbsp; I refuse to give into the buying impulse that shows generate.&nbsp; I need to think about it more.&nbsp; Otherwise I can destroy my finances...and they are always teetering anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another problem with ebay and auctions is that they are addicting by nature.&nbsp; When I used to buy computer parts on ebay I always ended up with 2 or 3 of everything I originally intended to buy.&nbsp; So I just don&#039;t do it anymore and generaly purchase only buy-now items.</p><p><br /></p><p>Ruben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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