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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2009849, member: 19463"]I could not agree more but, really, when we have to protect ourselves from 'problems' in this manner, what is it we are getting out of the buyer's fee and other expenses attached to a high end sale? If we have to treat a venue like we do a flea market or eBay, we might as well pay our 'well-versed expert' to find us what we want and not bother him with specific coins we have seen in glossy catalogs. If one wants to put a million $ in the finest coins, it might be wisest to send the money to that 'well-versed expert' and tell him to buy us $750k worth of coins and keep the change. I know professionals in the business whom I would trust far before those who run some of the sales and I suspect they know where to find some things I might like. Sales that charge 24% for services not rendered (selling questionable coins is exactly that) only stay in business because there are people willing to send them money. There is nothing wrong with paying a high premium for high premium services. A 'bargain' is not something that is low priced but something that turns out to be worth every cent we paid even a tad more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2009849, member: 19463"]I could not agree more but, really, when we have to protect ourselves from 'problems' in this manner, what is it we are getting out of the buyer's fee and other expenses attached to a high end sale? If we have to treat a venue like we do a flea market or eBay, we might as well pay our 'well-versed expert' to find us what we want and not bother him with specific coins we have seen in glossy catalogs. If one wants to put a million $ in the finest coins, it might be wisest to send the money to that 'well-versed expert' and tell him to buy us $750k worth of coins and keep the change. I know professionals in the business whom I would trust far before those who run some of the sales and I suspect they know where to find some things I might like. Sales that charge 24% for services not rendered (selling questionable coins is exactly that) only stay in business because there are people willing to send them money. There is nothing wrong with paying a high premium for high premium services. A 'bargain' is not something that is low priced but something that turns out to be worth every cent we paid even a tad more.[/QUOTE]
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