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Posted By: hankron

I've dealt with international buyers with susccess and will continue to buy internationally. First, I buy something I can't get here (an Austrian poster, rather than a Tony Gwynn rookie card). I check their feedback, see what else they are selling and how they describe the items (You can tell a lot about the seller by the description). They always accept PayPal, and usually it's something affordable ... I've found these international sellers to be as reliable if not more so than Americans-- in part because I'm pickier who I buy from.


For me, the essential problem when buying online is that you can't really know what you won until you receive it in person. I'm not just talking about fakes, but stuff like clarity of image and condition. But this is the situation whether you are buying from someone in Paris or Portland.