EBAY VS LOCAL COIN DEALERS...

It's a constant subject, on which is the best and safest path: Ebay auctions and shops or local dealers...
I personally find it impossible to resist Ebay's quantity of items and auctions prices. Online shops tend to be somehow expensive when compare to auctions prices.

"Support your local dealers"... yep, sure. When they are selling Gordianus III denarii at 100USD (for the newcomerson roman coins world, This is one of the most common emperors), what support can be given??

Dealers are safe...humm...if you have some experience on roman coins, you will be somehow hard to fool with fake coins. If they are so perfect copies that they fool your experienced eyes...well...they will fool the dealer as well!!

So, for me, it's Ebay, with caution. But if you have a good dealer... keep him (and negociate)!

More opinions, i ask.

Joannus dixit.