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For some reason, I have been having difficulty finding a good local dealer in my area. (see https://goccf.com/t/22303) With that in mind, what are some of the better, more reliable internet based dealers you have worked with? My primary interests are Walkers, Peace dollars, ASE's and 3 cent nickels and proof sets. I am leary of purchasing unslabbed coins off ebay other than proof sets). Thanks in Advance. Edited by jbakic 12/05/2007 10:53 am
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jbakic..... now you are on the right track, ebay is the place. Build a relationship with a few ebay dealers with VERY POSITVE FEEDBACK. 100% to 99.7% is all I deal with. errror
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United States
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I am kinda new to the ebay thing. However, unslabbed coins seem to be one way to get good buys there. Just make sure to check the photos really well and feedback.
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If I were you I would try to find coin shows within your area or that you can go to. As to on line coin dealers. What your asking is the same as can you name an honest used car salesman? Purchsing from ebay, other auction places or on line dealers is the same as pulling the handle on a slot machine. You may or may not come out ahead. Just a pessimestic attitude.
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JB, It really comes down to how well you educate yourself on the coins you're interested in. If you want to buy off the internet, then you need to look at a lot of pictures from Heritage Auctions (They only sell graded coins, so you know exactly what each coin is based on the slab it's in). They have soooo many coins you will never be able to see them all. Go to their archives to show what coins have sold in the past, and look at the various grades to see the differences. As you look at coins online you might want to buy, compare them side by side to some of the Heritage auctions (and remember, the prices include a 15% buyers premium, so divide the final price by 1.15 to see what the real bid was. This is closer to what you may see for graded coins on ebay.). You will be able to tell pretty quickly what quality of raw coin you are getting and if it's worth pursuing. I agree with Error on the feedback. Nothing under 99.7% sounds good to me. Also, go to https://www.toolhaus.org and put their screen name in there and you will find all the negative and neutral feedback they have received. This will tell you a lot about them. And, go through their postive feedback as well. Sometimes people put bad things in a positive feedback so they don't get a negative in retaliation from the seller. Also, if they don't have a decent picture up, then be careful. Ask for more pictures and see if they will send you better ones. Also watch out for people who say "I'm not a professional, but I think this would grade such and such". This is usually bull crap so watch out for that. You look at the coin and decide what you think the grade is. I have bought all the coins I own off ebay. I know I overpaid for some of my ASE's, but at least I didn't spend a huge amount learning. And, they are still beautiful coins. I'm waiting for some raw coins to come back from NGC. Then I'll see how good (or bad!) I did on those. One other thing, don't chase a coin that someone starts bidding up. There will always be another one. Auction fever can get you if you're not carful. You might want to try https://www.auctionsniper.com. You put in your maximum bid and at the last minute your bid goes in and many time you'll take it away from someone without having to pay your maximum. And, if it gets bid up past your maximium (that you set when you were rational  ), you don't have to worry about trying to chase it and over pay for it.
Edited by Guido 12/06/2007 4:04 pm
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Thanks for all the advise... I guess I was looking more for dealers that you folk have used that you trusted. I understand the used car salesman Carl. Guido thanks for the advice, I knew about Toolhaus, but didn;t think to compare to Heritage Auctions for comparisons...You guys are all great.
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United States
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Check out Alaska Coin Exchange, good dealer. Also Northeast Numismatics,great website too. Daves Coins, Millers Mint, and Telesphere Numismatics. All good.
Tony
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Opps! Thanks, Ceaton. I made the correction. I have it as a favorite and just click on it.
Edited by Guido 12/06/2007 4:06 pm
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Some I like that haven't already been listed:
www.briangreerrarecoins.com www.allensinc.com www.wscoins.com
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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"Reliable Internet Dealers"
This was a joke ...right? A play on words? Oxymoron?
What's your definition of reliable? You pay they ship? Most all of them are reliable in that way. Trustworthy and honest? It's hit or miss. I've had some treat me fair one time and try to gouge me the next.
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It's great that you guys share your knowledge. Thanks.
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