Titus

Thanks, might give it a go if it doesn't go too high!

TIF I am between the devil and the deep blue. If I hadn't asked questions, I could have made an expensive mistake over the Carus. Just a chance I have to take.

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In these situations perhaps the best course of action is to bookmark the listing, not bid, and once the auction has ended post the coin along with your question, learning from the answers and building knowledge so that the next time you are able to decide for yourself whether to bid. That way the posting of the coin on a public form such as CCF, with its attendant lurkers, doesn't just serve to alert others of a potential good deal-- or complicate another CCF member's bidding attempts.

Alternatively, seek opinions through private messaging.

For the vast majority of coins, if you miss an opportunity there will be another one along shortly.

An exception to my opinion about posting active listings would be if a poster has a good reason for thinking the coin may be fake, and if the purpose of the question is to ascertain fakehood so that the listing can be reported.

All of this is mostly applicable to ebay, as questions of authenticity are infrequent or irrelevant with the scores of auction houses which primarily deal in coins.

These views are merely my opinion. No offense is intended and differences of opinion will cause me no angst. Last year when I first started collecting ancients I had a different opinion on the matter but after observing the repercussions of such postings many times, my opinion changed. I felt compelled to express it here, hopefully as food for thought and as a point for discussion.