Second Chance Offers on eBay As a seller or buyer, should you use "Second Chance" on eBay? We cannot answer the question for you, but we can make a few points which may be helpful to members when deciding...
Postage Packing Shipping Costs - Fair or Excessive?What is a fair amount for postage, packing, shipping and insurance, if offered? In this article, we will use the term shipping to include postage, packing and...
The first category I ever searched bought on eBay was...the "smashed penny." Back in 2001! Thankfully one seller on eBay listed a penny as XXX Smashed / Elongated Penny I quickly learned realized they had an...
How When Why To Retract Your Bid If you have bid on the wrong item, bid too much, or just simply changed your mind, you can retract your bid without any penalty or disgrace, but you should do so as soon as...
BU Roll Buyer's Guide Part 1: Introduction Part 2: History of Roll Collecting Part 3: Where Rolls Come From Part 4: Types of Rolls This Guide Comes in Several Parts A....
There's probably nothing more numismatically disturbing than to see a beautiful Uncirculated or Proof coin with ugly fingerprints marring the surfaces and devices. It is damage that occurred over time, but...
How to Select a Coin Dealer for Your Coin Collection Why do I Need a Coin Dealer? It is very difficult to build a collection of rare coins without a connection to a good coin dealer. If you are an investor...
Another eBay Attempted Fraud Johnno42000 We noticed this dodgy eBay seller because he was using our gold sovereign Krugerrand photographs, then we worked out he was a crook.Many eBay sellers, including dealers...
GRADING AND AUTHENTICITY, RARITY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VALUE (PART 1)By Neil S. Berman Superior Galleries of Beverly Hills Grading We have consistently stressed the critical importance of rarity and...
Otherwise known as: Not all creatures, dealers, or collectors are savage barbarians! Coin collecting has been a hobby ever since I discovered an 1854 Half Dime in a roll of Mercury Head Dimes back in the...