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Why not? For the last ten years I have bought exclusively at coin shows. Dealers have competition a few feet away and they know it.
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Why not? For the last ten years I have bought exclusively at coin shows. As in keeping with the title's theme, the shows I referred to are television shows, not the gathering of coin dealers. |
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Just carl and I both love attending coin shows. I assumed that was what he meant and then assumed that is what you meant.  Nothing to see here, move along.  |
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Shopping networks is a tv show and the one you guy is talking about is a place you go to a coin show correct.
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Correct!  |
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Reno32 - There are local coin shows where dealers get together and do business. Often the shows are sponsored by a coin club. Do a search for coin shows with your zip-code.
I do enjoy going to coin shows too. I generally go there to trade duplicates or unwanted coins.
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For the last ten years I have bought exclusively at coin shows Wait, how frequent is that? For me shows are in my whereabouts once a year or such, I know I couldn't stand only buying then. I turn up to my LCS about weekly, trying to cool my addicion  You guys are lucky in the US to have so many of them  |
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I was asking in the main post was it ok to buy coins from the TV Shopping Network and thanks guys for you all quick replys
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As to your OP, I have noticed that TV coin shows are grossly overpriced. Once in a great while they will have a reasonable deal, but their shipping charges are typically high. These shows do provide useful information on coins. If I see an interesting coin on TV, I'll go to ebay and find the same thing for a lot less money. |
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The new head honcho at HSN has reformatted the networks aproach. They now present their segments in a forum based q&a type talkshow. For instance there is an hour long weekly series called "the coin collector" or something like that. I saw an interview with the HSN pres a few months ago talking about it. He's done with the old infomercial type ways and it's really increasing revenue apparently
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07/08/2015 5:47 pm
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welder I know this might be a dumb question but I heard you have to careful on ebay so how you know you going to the right person. Quote:These shows do provide useful information on coins. If I see an interesting coin on TV, I'll go to ebay and find the same thing for a lot less money. |
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Wait, how frequent is that? For me shows are in my whereabouts once a year or such, I know I couldn't stand only buying then. There are two local shows every year (sporing and fall). There are also some semi-local shows that I attend on occasion. |
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If I am channel surfing it sucks me in, I won't buy from them, knowing I can get what they offer cheaper somewhere else, but I'll still watch, it's fun to watch them pitch the sale. My issue is over spending on collectible silver pieces, or .999 silver.
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Quote: welder I know this might be a dumb question but I heard you have to careful on ebay so how you know you going to the right person. There's no such thing as a dumb question, but it is dumb NOT to ask questions. You are correct, one has to be careful not only with ebay, but with any other vendors you deal with. It's educating yourself that is key, so you are not taken advantage of. I have passed on several opportunities on ebay due to the seller having a lot of negative feedback, the seller is in another country, or the item didn't look quite right. |
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Welder, my number one E-bay rule is to never buy a coin from China. Not even slabbed ones. They make outstanding fake slabs and coins. China includes Hong Kong.
I am also very cautious buying from surrounding countries for similar reasons. Granted mint sets, modern circulated coinage, some commemoratives etc are usually exceptions. But never from China.
Rule number two is never buy from someone who has fakes listed in their feedback. Other feedback comments I will take with a grain of salt depending on what it is.
Buying raw coins worth more than a couple hundred bucks is risky if you do not perform your "due diligence" but I will let folk with more experience talk on that topic.
EDIT: Buying any raw coin without doing research is dangerous.
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07/10/2015 6:16 pm
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