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New Member
United States
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Has anybody bought coin off coin country on tv or bought out of coin values magazine. Just wondering if they are good way to buy coins or not.
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Valued Member
United States
135 Posts |
They are not a good way to buy coins. Overpriced, gimmicky and not at all rare. Did I say they were overpriced?
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Valued Member
United States
311 Posts |
As a rule, nothing sold via a toll-free number on television commercials is a good purchase.
Corollary:
The more the pitchman emphasizes how important that it is that you CALL RIGHT THIS VERY SECOND OR ELSE YOU'LL MISS THIS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME DEAL, the worse a purchase is.
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Valued Member
United States
135 Posts |
Excuse me James97. I misread your post and replied only to your question about the coins sold on TV. I have bought from some of the dealers whos ads you see in Coin Values magazines without problems.
Edited by FreezerBurn
12/30/2008 8:22 pm
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Valued Member
United States
115 Posts |
Definitely stay away from the TV sellers. FreezerBurn- can you suggest some dealers(out of Coin Values) who you have had a good experience with? I've often thought about making a purchase through a couple of them to see how it went.
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Moderator
 United States
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For me if a place sells ANY altered coins (ex: plated, colorized) I stay far away from them. Would rather dig thru the dollar bin at my local shop anyways  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2797 Posts |
TV coins - NEVER!
Coins advertised in printed media - ONLY IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE! Sorry for shouting, but it's important.
If you have no local dealer (brick and mortar) and no access to local shows and the internet, you may want to "carefully" consider purchases of coins offered for sale in printed media. From my experience before the advent of online offerings, these are somewhat over-priced and can best be described as "ordinary". And always make sure there is a viable return policy in place. If the seller requires a re-stocking fee ... run, don't walk the other way.
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Valued Member
United States
447 Posts |
I agree with SeatedNut. By charging a re-stocking fee the seller knows he will get returns of his "ordinaries".
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Rest in Peace
United States
3730 Posts |
I watch the TV coin shows for two reasons.
One is to look at the coins, and the other is for a good laugh.
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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. Even if you get something valuable, it's gonna be way overpriced !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2177 Posts |
I watch for the same reasons as Gary. It's great entertainment. It's so preposterously funny to watch!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2269 Posts |
I only reason I watch those shows is for the laughs. A lot of what they claim is rare, is actually quite common.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4541 Posts |
They are quite comical and for sure they make you believe you will be the next rockafella if you buy a couple sets of those uncirculated Statehood Quarters... but I do enjoy watching them and hearing those phones ring in the background |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Basically stop and think. A TV commercial costs probably millions of dollars. So where does that money come from. Why the product they are pushing of course. With a small profit those commercials just wouldn't work. So the profit must be excessive. This means that as a general rule anything you see advertised on TV must be greatly overpriced to pay for the commercial itself. Then of course there is the people that sell those items, their families, etc that make money also.
Now I'm not saying ALL items advertised are overpriced but those coins sure are.
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