Favorite internet coin dealer???
Bustman
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Stop me if the forum has already discussed this topic, but I am curious as who everyones favorite internet coin dealer is, and why?
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adrian
Are you allowed to vote for yourself??? I guess I did not post any rules about the vote, so yeah, I guess you can.
Have you ever considered setting up your own web site to sell your coins? ( other than your ebay site)
I get pretty good traffic to my ebay offerings. I got over 700 hits (700 different people) on one item (Baby you can kiss my...) within the first 24 hours. I keep pretty busy listing, negotiating, and packaging coins and currency up for shipment.
So, rather than try to have my own little coin show in another part of the internet neighborhood, I'll probably just continue to list stuff on eBay.
Besides, i don't know, nor do i want to learn html or whatever they call it. It was hard enough for me to learn how to list something on eBay. And, if i had them listed and de-listed by someone else, it would be just one more thing to coordinate. When someone buys it on eBay, it becomes unavailable automatically. Ever cruise someone's internet site, see a stunner like the MS68 monster toned Long Island for under 10K at Pinnacle's site, call Mark Feld's cell phone, email him, call him at home, all to find out that, gee, I guess we should have taken that off our site, it was promised to that Parrino dude two days ago, I'm sorry , Adrian, are you alright? Hey, now, take it easy, it's just a coin......hey, get a grip man.....
I just hate to dissappoint people (and have them yelling at me, calling me a "sheister", etc.) and I know that I cannot be given too many responsibilities because mentally, I am only 17, and I'm already having a really hard time just keeping my room clean, let alone, having a web site to manage.
adrian
For what I collect and for what I like to browse:
Rick Snow's Eagle Eye Rare Coins
Pinnacle Rarities
Legend Numismatics
Larry Whitlow
Albanese
David Lawrence
I recently made my first purchase from David Hall, an 1894 IH that looked too good to be true on his site but actually was even nicer in person. I'll be stopping by his site more often now...
-Bob
For me, those coins are all coins that I bought from Legend. They know what I like, and give me a chance to see the coins before they are posted on their site. Having a relationship with a dealer like that is everything!
For circulated coins Randy Holder has some Beauties. He is obsessed with original coins and most of his offerings are of such. He sells on Ebay and has a website.
Randy Holder's Site
Another collector that has a great eye for circulated pieces is John Orloff Jr. His website lacks photos, but you can E-mail him and he will send them. We swap coin find scans all the time, and he is one of just a few that can make my saliva glands run uncontrollably.
John Orloff Jr.
of Course David Lawrence is great
The consistently nicest circulated coins sold on Ebay (after myself of course) are sold under the handle of Ernster4@aol.com. Sure he sells some cleaned and problem coins, but I am talking consistency over time.
If I could find a seller with as many quality coins as myself I would be in coin heaven
Tyler
ARCO
I would love to have a complete set of Barber Halves just like your icon. That is a beaut.
Heck, I'd take the quarter set like that too!
My favorite dealers:
David Lawrence
Whitlow
Heritage
B & M (auctions only)
Alpine
L & C
and occasionally (don't flame me here) Teletrade - every once in a while they have a nice coin.
Jon
The link is in my signature line.
<< <i>Teletrade - every once in a while they have a nice coin. >>
I just picked up a 1965 SMS Kennedy in MS67CAM from Teletrade and it is quite a pleasing coin. Paid a hefty $450 for it and, at the time, thought that was awfully strong money. Looking around, though, I've since discovered that it's the low end of the scale for what they've been fetching lately.
Russ, NCNE
My very favorite internet coin dealer is Mark Feld with Pinnacle. The guy couldn't lie if he had to. Perfect eye for coins and very fair prices. Some of my best coins have come from him. I can’t say enough good things about Mark.
http://www.pinnaclerarities.com/inventory.html
Wait a minute. I almost forgot one other guy who is just as much a treasure as Mark - and that is Michael Printz with Larry Whitlow Coins, Ltd. Michael is totally top shelf. I started getting to know him a few years ago, and I would pause a million dollar mediation to take his call.
http://www.whitlowltd.com/
Uh oh. There's also my very, very good friend at Heritage. I can't tell you his name because he'll be mad at me because he already has enough work to do. But there's this guy, let's call him "Pee Ess". Not his real name. He is a guy you want to know if you like really big coins at good prices. He shoots straight every time. He is one of my main guys.
Just ask for "Ballsum an' Eddie". They'll put you through to him. Get to the point with him and he’ll respect you for your prescience and reward you will a mind blower.
http://heritagecoin.com/
Also, Mr. Carner on eBay as "wcarner". He will treat you fairly and has some very cool and PQ coins and most of them are in the reasonably affordable range.
I also like Mike DeFalco. But he is no longer tied for first with the other guys since he slammed my Roanoke in this forum and said he thought it was AT. Bass turd. Just kidding. Mike has great coins, not as many as the other guys, but if you want monsters that will make a preacher lay his Bible down, he's got 'em and he’ll sell ‘em to you at a fair price.
http://www.numisvision.com/Home/home.html
And finally, there's Gary Carlson at TAG (Tangible Asset Galleries). Gary is another person who I would send my mother to, to buy coins from. I'm not sure you would call him an internet seller. But he is as honest as the day is long, and when he says he has a gorgeous coin he wants to offer to you, when you get it, it will be gorgeous. 1-800-545-1001
All of these guys that I have mentioned are true blue and I consider each of them my friends. There are others out there, some part time guys, others full time dealers who sell me mind-blowers, and I could name them, but I have to save a few pearls so I can keep my babies in shoes.
One last thing. I just gave you (no charge) some good information. Knowing who to get coins from, though, is not the only key to your success. It takes hard work to separate the stunners from the stinkers and negotiate their purchase, all without angering the sellers. (Angering the sellers means you don’t get phone calls.) But the only way you can really find out if what you are doing is smart, is to try to sell the stunners you just bought. If you're not trying to sell the coins you buy, you are not enrolled in the PhD program at Coin University. The market is a very stern teacher - it has taught me many lessons and you should also enroll for the education you will get.
adrian
Althouh I haven't bought anything from their inventory yet, he helped me a lot at ANA show and I can't thank enough.
I like to thank for a board member,michael, who recommended him to me.
I also like George at Legend(who also helped me at the show) and Frank at B&M thouh I haven't met him in person yet.
Obscurum per obscurius
move to Texas so you can get a license to carry a firearm
learn to handle and accurately shoot a firearm (a scored a perfect 50 out of 50 in my hand gun test) and practice regularly at a range
get a license to carry a firearm
either rent or lease your home or put your home in the name of another person who is totally disconnected to you
get a sophisticated surveillance system
make at least one trip to your bank’s safety deposit box every day
buy a 9 mm for the car
buy a 357 for the office
buy a 45 for the home for when they come through a door or window
buy an assault rifle with a scope so you end them when they're diving away
get some money to get inventory
leave your family to go to coin shows all over the country
put your life’s savings at risk to do so
get subscriptions to CDN, CCDN, Greensheet, Coin World, Num. News, Playboy, no skip that, you won't need Playboy
get phones, fax machine, cel phone, scanner, digital camera, computer, monitor, printer, cable TV
tell you wife you want a mistress or you want to start dealing in coins and that she can pick
you have to get an extensive library and then read it
and last but not least, you have to the find the time to
take the scratches out of holders
learn how to image coins,
find time to write them up,
talk to people on the phone,
send and recieve emails
buy stuff to package the coins up
get postge
give feedback
and learn how to SAFELY ship coins!
adrian
<< <i>and learn how to SAFELY ship coins! >>
Adrian:
Would SAFELY shipping coins involve the use of that firearm from you first fifteen, or so, points?
Pete
Pete
With regard to the law gig, you need a law degree which means, generally, that you have to have a four year degree also. So, 7 years of full time college after you graduate from high school. If you get an undergraduate degree, there is a law school out there that will take you. If you do poorly, your choices are slim but you can still probably get in. Getting your own practice generally means staying on Campbell's soup and hotdogs for a few years longer but we all have to be somewhere and going somewhere and doing some thing, so why not put a fine point on your brain and a few sheepskins on your wall? I also have an MBA which i got while i was in law school. The MBA helps but I'd rather know "early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise."
With coins, the two biggest barriers are capital and knowing what you are doing. Knowing what a beautiful coin is, in the eyes of the marketplace is the key. I finally got the capital (which is the second biggest barrier) and again, I'm always working on knowing what I'm doing. Finding the time to do all that I want to do is also a challenge. I can't ignore my family either. I have suggested to my wife that she start collecting Lincolns so we could have more to talk about. Actually, i kid my wife all the time privately and publicly but she is God's #2 gift to me, right behind his son. I would rather be married to her than any woman I've ever met. She too has three college degrees (BS,MA,JD), is fluent in Spanish, has a fantastic disposition and can hold her own in French and Italian. Her taste in men is a little lacking but she is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen because she fires MY neurons more than Parrino's Wreath Cent in PCGS MS68. ("Thanks, dear, that's nice for you to compare me to a coin.")
She though, isn't perfect. She has made me promise her that I wouldn't buy any coins over 50K without getting her permission. (I have a lot of coins that cost under 50K. In fact, I can't remember the last time I bought a coin over 50K. Oops, i guess i forgot to tell her about the Draped Bust Quarter in NGC MS66 I'll post later this week. Hmmm.....how will i handle that?)
Ok, so, sorry about the length, typing fast has it's liabilities.
So, law is an 8. Ok. That sounds about right. Coins are a 7. Anyone can deal in coins but you have to have the IQ AND confidence of Jim Halperin to make money in them. Who knows, maybe someday this will be more than a hobby for me.
adrian
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