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Message:: [QUOTE="coinnewbie01, post: 487510, member: 12176"]Recently i have noticed something that is becoming sort of a problem for me. I go to shows and i am noticing that a lot of the really good stuff is not for sale. granted these are just local shows and we aren't talking about hundreds of dealers like the FUN show, but the selection is far worse than it was say 10 months ago. More specifically, higher grade lincolns. It got me to thinking.....where are the better deals these days??? my local shop has a fantastic selection yet  the prices are a bit higher than you would expect at the shows. ebay always has fantastic deals, but you never really know what you are getting so i tend to stay away from that. on-line seems to have some solid deals from places such as APMEX and such but again, you cant really see the coins in hand so you always have to be a little cautious that you may not receive what you were hoping to get. (everyones grade is subjective) so it makes me wonder.....keep spending time and money in gas and tolls driving to show after show in hopes you get good deals, or just bite the bullet and buy from the local shop knowing the extra money you will spend per coin i will save in gas and tolls or just buy from reputable online dealers and hope what i order is exactly what i want and hope i dont have to go thru the hassle of returning it if its not to my liking. sorry if this turned into a rant, but its just becoming such a hassle.[/QUOTE]