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Message:: [QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 133673, member: 4552"]Sorry to completely disagree with that. However, it really depends on where in the world you are I guess. Some of the flea markets have legitamate coin dealers. There was a flea market near here recently that had a regular 5 coin dealers in there with permanent spots. They were there all the time and had less cleaned coins than I've seen at coin shows. Thier prices were also very, very low compared to coin shows. I go to at least 2 or more coin shows a month and NONE of them could ever compare with the dealers at the flea market. And absolutely more trustworthy than ebay. Unfortunately that flea market just moved excessively far from me. The one I went to last sunday usually has well over a thousand sellers. There is one coin dealer there that I've know for many years and he has never had a cleaned coin for sale. He is always in the same location and will always take back any coin you are not pleased with. I've found the lighting is so much better at the outdoor flea markets that you can see a coin much better than at most of the coin shows I've gone to in this area. I've noticed at one particular coin show a certain dealer always seams to find a dark place where it's difficult to actually make out the finer details of coins. Not to dribble on but I have never had a bad experience at flea markets around here with coin purchases. Like I said it really depends on the location.[/QUOTE]