Newbie Question

Welcome

Firstly...what are you interested in buying? If' it's bullion then there are some really good companies to buy from online. If it's coins to fill holes in your collection then sometimes ebay is the best option for the price.

Fell free to Always ask any questions before you buy.

Kizmet,

Welcome to the forum. Your questions are all legitimate and you will find they can all be answered by the forum members.

Buying slabbed coins is fine and it does give you some assurance that you are getting an authentic coin and for the most part an accurately graded coin. However this is not always the case. If you are going to purchase slabbed coins then I would recommend sticking with coins graded by PCGS, NGC, ANACS and ICG. There are many sub standard grading companies that seem to consistently over grade coins.

If you haven't checked out the Third Party Grading Forum yet please do.

Ultimately you will want to learn how to properly grade the coins you are interested in. The Coin grading forum is great for that and there are Morgans Silver Dollars on there all the time to improve your grading skills.

There are a few Numismatic online dealers that are pretty much trusted even for raw coins.

David Lawernce rare coins and Legend Numismatics to name but a couple .

there are also online auction formats like
Heritage
teletrade


as well as many ebay sellers who our members deal with and have received a reccommended post in this topic

https://goccf.com/t/2393

You might want to check out our forum owners ebay pages absolutely trustworthy .

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/bobby131313/

And then with reaching the 50 post and 14 day Qualification many coins are offered forsale here on the forum by our members ,,which is also a good source .



Metalman

By the way, I've got to tell you that I always loved the Metalmen comic books. Do you know them?

WELCOME. My opinion is if your familiar with what people think of a used car salesperson, that is how I look at on line coin dealers. Same with coin stores. There is always the exception but as a rule I suspect just not the best or most honest types of people. In the defense of a coin store though you must remember that each purchase and sale must have a profit margin sufficient enough to support the store, a family, a car, etc. So the deals there just can not be to great. As to on line dealers, with so many out there it is becoming more and more difficult to find decent dealers. They too are struggling with competition so their sales must reflect a larger profit or it is just not worth the trouble. Many make the postage, handling, restocking fees and insurances so high so they can make a profit there also.
The question as to a possible list of on line dealers that are honest, trustworthy, reliable is sort of like asking which is the best car to buy, what is the best TV to buy, who should I marry, etc. You may get some suggestions and try them and find it just didn't work for you. If I worked for a dealer and saw this type of question asked, I would throw in my bosses name as the best place on Earth to buy a coin naturally. An as soon as he gets out of jail he will sell you anything you want.

Thanks everybody. This seems like just the kind of place I was hoping for.

At NGC you can verify the serial/certification number as well.

I like worknig with ebay just buy from trusted sellers. In selling, be honest and forthright with people becuase you'll need to build a good rating of your own. Good luck and keep us posted of good venues you find out there.