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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ratio411, post: 1116768, member: 26729&quot;]You must be careful buying coins anywhere.</p><p>Some will say it&#039;s just eBay that you should be weary, but I have found in my 40+ years that you can lose when buying from a dealer, at a show, from an individual, or from a website just as easily as you can get taken on eBay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Truth be told, I have had many good eBay experiences, an several &#039;meh&#039; eBay experiences that I didn&#039;t get taken, but I learned something that I took into account next time. I only felt duped once on eBay, and that was due to a scratch on a coin that didn&#039;t show in the pics.</p><p>So if I have only had one bad experience on eBay, and have had multiple bad experiences in dealer shops or other venues, that&#039;s not a bad record for eBay IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, you have to be VERY careful.</p><p>Resist the temptation to buy from someone with sub-par feedback. (shoot for 100%, if not, read the FB and take it seriously)</p><p>Don&#039;t deal with people that have much small print.</p><p>Don&#039;t buy anything with a lack of pics or fuzzy/distant pics.</p><p>Don&#039;t give in to high shipping, which is usually a scam to boost the price.</p><p>Obvious dealers should be approached with caution. I snoop out collectors rather than online coin shops.</p><p>Buy the coin, not the slab or grade written on the 2x2.</p><p>Follow your gut. If it doesn&#039;t &#039;feel&#039; right, don&#039;t give in.</p><p>Oh, and make sure the seller has done a few transactions. 0 to 20 is a danger zone to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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