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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3579227, member: 98035"]Savoca - Probably my favorite. Their fees are low, and their Blue auctions are sometimes peppered with very nice material. And the FedEx Shipping is lightning fast - Usually at my door the same week I pay.</p><p>Cons: Their job lots are usually junk.</p><p><br /></p><p>CNG - Another favorite. They have very nice Greek and Roman coins, and usually have some decent non-Classicals. Their job lots are top-notch; lots of my permanent keepers have come from CNG lots.</p><p>Cons: High fees, lots of competition, I know for a fact that it doesn't cost $20-30 to ship a heavily insured first class package. Their photos of job lots are always just random coins from the lot dumped into piles; it can be hard to know what you are getting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Leu - Usually some nice material, always exceptionally low start bids, some outstanding job lots with true rarities.</p><p>Cons: High fees and lots of competition; I once bought a lot of ~50 high grade antoninianii, and they failed to disclose that almost every coin had an extremely worn obverse or reverse die, not visible in the carefully arranged auction photo. I refuse to even calculate how much I lost on that lot.</p><p><br /></p><p>Naumann - Usually nice grade material; used to have excellent job lots, but quality has really gone downhill.</p><p>Cons: Can take up to a month and a half to get coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Frank Robinson - Great guy, great customer service, usually great coins. I was shocked when, as a first time customer, he sent me my winnings before I even sent payment! No buyer's fee is also a big plus!</p><p>Cons: Have to ask what the current bids are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nomos: Usually excellent coins, almost always some great rarities.</p><p>Cons: Usually lots of competition![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3579227, member: 98035"]Savoca - Probably my favorite. Their fees are low, and their Blue auctions are sometimes peppered with very nice material. And the FedEx Shipping is lightning fast - Usually at my door the same week I pay. Cons: Their job lots are usually junk. CNG - Another favorite. They have very nice Greek and Roman coins, and usually have some decent non-Classicals. Their job lots are top-notch; lots of my permanent keepers have come from CNG lots. Cons: High fees, lots of competition, I know for a fact that it doesn't cost $20-30 to ship a heavily insured first class package. Their photos of job lots are always just random coins from the lot dumped into piles; it can be hard to know what you are getting. Leu - Usually some nice material, always exceptionally low start bids, some outstanding job lots with true rarities. Cons: High fees and lots of competition; I once bought a lot of ~50 high grade antoninianii, and they failed to disclose that almost every coin had an extremely worn obverse or reverse die, not visible in the carefully arranged auction photo. I refuse to even calculate how much I lost on that lot. Naumann - Usually nice grade material; used to have excellent job lots, but quality has really gone downhill. Cons: Can take up to a month and a half to get coins. Frank Robinson - Great guy, great customer service, usually great coins. I was shocked when, as a first time customer, he sent me my winnings before I even sent payment! No buyer's fee is also a big plus! Cons: Have to ask what the current bids are. Nomos: Usually excellent coins, almost always some great rarities. Cons: Usually lots of competition![/QUOTE]
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