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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Algo, post: 4351976, member: 111963&quot;]My guess is because of less commission on ebay, rather than big auction houses which usually charge a minimum 20%</p><p>Anyway, you are right--i scrolled through his feedback from a year ago and saw a couple of red flags.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few buyers claimed their coins were counterfeit, and one guy stated that NGC refused to grade coins from this seller (Uh-oh!).</p><p><br /></p><p>Like any hobby it&#039;s a real shame where fakes damage the market, especially for noobs and unsuspecting buyers like myself who will be fooled by 100% feedback.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not surprised by Barry Murphy&#039;s response, and I&#039;m grateful.</p><p>It just highlights the importance of asking people who really know their stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to own a few old coins, the idea of holding something that passed the hands of people of ancient times, is both surreal and fascinating to me--just like today&#039;s coins will outlive us all, and become relics of a past to those in the distant future.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s the closest I&#039;ll get to having a time machine, but I guess I&#039;ll stick to buying graded coins so I can be sure that they&#039;re genuine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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