Where do you buy your coins?

RB1026 · July 18, 2012 2:12AM

Do you work exclusively with a dealer(s), scan lots of dealer websites, browse auctions such as Heritage/Stack's etc, frequent a B&M shop, scour the BST, network with fellow collectors, search eBay, travel to coin shows or ????

renomedphys · July 18, 2012 2:19AM

Yes

astrorat · July 18, 2012 2:20AM

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ModCrewman · July 18, 2012 2:24AM

My order of preference to buy:

1. My Local B&M - love that place - fair deals and they put stuff aside just for me before adding it to inventory.
2. Shows - It's a feeding frenzy, total adrenaline rush with so much to see and so little time.
3. Out of Town Shops - Not much better than dropping in on my favorite out of town shops while out of town on pleasure or business.
4. Ebay - Browse all the time, but few deals to be had there - except in my selling auctions it seems.
5. BST - probably should be higher in preference, but I'm primarily a cherrypicker, so it's hard to do among this crowd.

Broadstruck · July 18, 2012 2:35AM

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lcoopie · July 18, 2012 2:38AM

Dealer
BST

sparky64 · July 18, 2012 2:44AM

1. Dealer
2. Small semi-local auctions

Timbuk3 · July 18, 2012 4:02AM

Yes, all of the above !!!

BillJones · July 18, 2012 4:10AM

All except I don't have a B&M shop near me that carries much of what I want. I do a lot of looking at the Baltimore and FUN shows, and I look and lots and bid at major auctions.

DIMEMAN · July 18, 2012 4:35AM

Everywhere! To limit yourself is foolish!

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BryceM · July 18, 2012 4:54AM

A couple of years ago it was:

eBay > Heritage/Stacks > Dealers > Shows > other

Now it is:

Dealer > Heritage/Stacks > Shows > BST > eBay > other

There are no shops anywhere near where I live.

Bossman88 · July 18, 2012 4:55AM

When I buy coins I'm not tied to any dealer of venue.
If the eye appeal and cost meet my requirements then I will buy from whoever has it for sale.

Regards, Larry

Nickcap · July 18, 2012 5:45AM

I haven't purchased any coins from an actual B&M Dealer. Not many in Houston.

For my Morgan Everyman Registry Set

1. Ebay
2. With other Collectors on the PCGS Registry (HawkeEye and Sourdough mostly)
3. Teletrade
4. Heritage
5. Some dealer websites.
6. Although I have purchsed from many people on this forum, I haven't purchased using the BST here.

From my experience collecting Morgans in AU58, not many dealers carry the circulated Morgans unless they are higher end coins. It is impossible to find some of the circulated morgans I need (Especially CC). But if one dealer had all the coins I needed, what fun would that be?

Now I have spoken with probably 20 coin dealers around the country trying to get coins for my set. Unfortionately, most don't have the coins I need.

Buzzybest · July 18, 2012 6:09AM

Salvation Army,beggars on the street,homeless people..... They're always happy when they see me!

golden · July 18, 2012 6:22AM

<< <i>Yes, all of the above !!! >>

lkeigwin · July 18, 2012 6:26AM

All of the above, except that the B&M I frequent rarely has anything I want or need. It's all raw and common.
Lance.

RB1026 · July 18, 2012 8:08AM

Interesting replies. At one time or another, I have done all of the above. Currently, I find myself gravitating more toward auctions and dealer websites than anything else. I seem to have most of my success in finding what I want that way.

MidLifeCrisis · July 18, 2012 8:24AM

I don't anymore.

But when I did, it was from a very small group of specialist dealers.

They knew what I liked, what I didn't like, and what I was looking for. They kept me in mind and helped me build a very satisfying collection.