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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like a nice web site, prices look average not too obnoxious. How are the S&H charges ?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2311 Posts |
I got to say good. They were free to ship.
I only picked 3 buffalo's. I might buy more but before I do I would like my coins to come in and see how they look.
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Moderator
 United States
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I'll leave it to others to decide whether pricing is appropriate, but one thing strikes me: They use stock, high-grade images to generically describe what they're selling, and then list what grades they have in stock. This requires trusting their grading - not necessarily a dealbreaker if they're good graders - but it might tend to deceive some customers.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Look like a nice website to me. It is too bad that they don't sell any Canadian coins :(
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Valued Member
United States
379 Posts |
Looks trustworthy. Thanks for posting. I've only TRIED to buy online from a dealer once. They said email to ask about coins. They never replied
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Bedrock of the Community
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They use stock, high-grade images to generically describe what they're selling, and then list what grades they have in stock. This requires trusting their grading - not necessarily a dealbreaker if they're good graders - but it might tend to deceive some customers. Im not a fan of that practice. If they want extra money from me for top grades I will need to see pictures of the coin first. If they had real good prices on them I might take a shot, but all things being equal Id stick to places I can see the actual coin. At the very least would need it to be slabbed if I've had good experiences in the past. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I have not but nice web site and attractive pricing on some of those early Lincolns! I may give it a try!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I checked one price on a matron head large cent. G5 1924 for $41 when a G4 price is $21 and VG 8 is $35 at Numismedia. OK but certainly no deal. I know the dealer I got to has a box of them marked $10-$20 and you can probably pick out a nice higher grade one for under $20.
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Pillar of the Community
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If they had real good prices on them I might take a shot, I think that if they had real good prices on coins I couldn't see, I'd be even more suspicious...... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2311 Posts |
Thanks for the replies everyone!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think that if they had real good prices on coins I couldn't see, I'd be even more suspicious...... I would too but if they have a return policy id take a shot at finding a hidden gem. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll leave it to others to decide whether pricing is appropriate, but one thing strikes me: They use stock, high-grade images to generically describe what they're selling, and then list what grades they have in stock. This requires trusting their grading - not necessarily a dealbreaker if they're good graders - but it might tend to deceive some customers. Silvertowne does that too with their coins, use a stock photo and then list the grades they have. I would prefer to see the coin I was going to get. I would rather see the coin I was going to get. |
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United States
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Don't forget, though - this was how numismatics was conducted for its' entire history until the Internet came around. Mailing lists of coins, grades listed, and when you found a dealer whose grading you could trust, that's who you bought from.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I never buy anything on line. I usually only buy items I can actually see. However, if I did I would certainly only try a few low priced coins as a test. I would never try purchasing anything to expensive.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Silvertowne does that too with their coins, use a stock photo and then list the grades they have. I would prefer to see the coin I was going to get. I would rather see the coin I was going to get. I tried Silvertowne a few times for that and wasnt happy with what I got. It may have just be my orders but if the grades listed as g/vg youll get a g everytime and dont expect to get any untoned coins no matter what you order. I stick to their actually graded coins now and havent had any problems with those |
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