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Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
Is the online auction site, Great Collections, a good, safe place to buy and/or sell coins? From what I've seen, it appears better than ebay. Thoughts? Experiences? Recommendations? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
I've bought a number of coins from Great Collections and I have never had a question about those coins.
Considering that that the coins are slabbed AND GC gives you great images to look at there should be no problems.
I have never sold a coin through GC.
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Valued Member
 United States
216 Posts |
Thanks Kanga. I am unclear about how much a coin would cost me if I won one of their auctions.
Let's say I have the winning bid of $100. The auction has the following footnote:
GC's standard 12.5% buyer's fee (min $5) applies to this auction, discounted to 10% (min $5) if paid by Check, eCheck or Wire. All bids are in U.S. Dollars.
So if I paid with a credit card, the coin would cost me $100 + $12.50 ? And if I paid by Check, eCheck, or Wire, the coins would cost me $110?
Does GC charge for state taxes? And what about shipping costs?
Thanks in advance.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
5394 Posts |
They have a great website , anything you need to know is right there .
Alternatively, a phone call works!
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5663 Posts |
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So if I paid with a credit card, the coin would cost me $100 + $12.50 ? And if I paid by Check, eCheck, or Wire, the coins would cost me $110? That's correct. And here's some additional info from their website: Sales Tax. California residents will be charged sales tax. Please note that the purchase of coins and/or bullion with a price, including the buyer's fee, in excess of One Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) is exempt from California sales tax. This $1,500.00 rule only applies to coins appearing on the same invoice and does not apply to catalogs, numismatic accessories or membership fees. Domestic (U.S. shipments) USPS First Class Mail $5.00, plus $0.50 per coin. USPS Priority Mail - $12.50, plus $0.50 per coin. USPS Express Mail - $34.00, plus $1.00 per coin. Domestic (U.S.) First Class - Shipments up to 6 Coins/Paper Money Only invoices with 6 coins/paper money or less can be sent First Class. Invoices with 7 or more coins/paper money must be sent Priority Mail or Express Mail. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
I've never tried them but as far as I'm concerned anything is better than ebay |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8938 Posts |
A large of amount of my collection has come from them, as well have many of my coins sold through them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4589 Posts |
They are a great place to buy (I haven't sold through them) and they are wonderfully responsive. I've emailed Ian about a rant published ATS at 11pm on a Saturday and it was resolved the next day. They are also just genuinely nice people - fun to talk to at coin shows.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1213 Posts |
I have bought quite a few coins from Great Collections and have never had any issues with them. Their pictures are great. I've had very good experiences with David Lawrence with many purchases from them and they have no buyer's fees in addition to free shipping. With them, if you bid $150 for a coin and win, you pay $150. Period.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Never had a single problem with GC, buying or selling.
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Valued Member
United States
397 Posts |
I have also never had a problem buying from them. Never sold using them yet though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
992 Posts |
Never had a problem buying. Also haven't sold anything.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
OK, because I didnt have enough places to spend money on coins, you guys give me another. Thanks.  |
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Forum Dad
United States
24150 Posts |
Ian the owner is a member here and a very nice guy, I'm sure he wouldn't mind you emailing him and questions you may have. http://goccf.com/m/14711 |
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