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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carthago, post: 2430970, member: 76111&quot;]eBay is a the obvious draw for new ancient collectors but my advice to anyone starting out in this hobby is to absolutely <u><b>NOT</b></u> shop on eBay.&nbsp; Yes, there are real sellers there, many who post on this board, but the dangers far outweigh the benefits of trying to figure out who&#039;s who and not make a mistake.&nbsp; eBay is FULL of fakes.&nbsp; In time you will make the acquaintance of genuine dealers that sell on it, but you have plenty of known options outside of eBay to start with that are safe because they try to sell genuine coins <u><b>AND</b></u> they will give you a full refund for any fakes as long as they are still in business.&nbsp; You will not know enough to tell the difference on your own for a long time, and even then, you will never be able to 100% always tell a fake from a picture posted on eBay.&nbsp; Never. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have bought exactly 1 ancient coin off of eBay.&nbsp; I&#039;m quite certain it is real.&nbsp; I likely will never buy another.&nbsp; I&#039;ve gotten barely better than not bad at spotting fakes in my particular area of collecting and I&#039;m fairly certain I probably have at least one fake in my collection that I can&#039;t tell yet.&nbsp; Almost everyone does.&nbsp; You&#039;ll have more if you start to collect from eBay. </p><p><br /></p><p>TT John Antony here and get on his auction list.&nbsp; There are others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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