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Although we've had a version of this set live in 2010, it never worked perfectly. Clients would receive coins that matched their saved search with extra unrelated coins listed.Our programmers corrected the ...
In all auction listings, GreatCollections uses bidding increments, which differ depending upon the amount of the current bid.Example: If the current bid is $100, the biddi...
Yes, you will receive an e-mail confirmation for each bid you place at GreatCollections. In addition, you will be able to see your bid on the item page and on search/browse pages throughout GreatCollec...
If you are unable to bid online, please contact us and in most cases, we will be able to take your bid over the phone or by fax. We always have staff answering the phone while our coin auctions are ending.Call:&nbs...
For auction items, the item photographed is the item you receive. The certification number will match; it's the exact same item.For Buy Now items, the item photographed is also the item you receive, unless t...
You will notice that certain coins at GreatCollections have a green "bean" sticker on them with the letters "CAC". Other coins are graded by CAC and put in CAC holders.CAC was founded by John Albanese in 2007, as a third-pa...
For auction items that are currently selling, login to MyGC and click on the "Active" tab under the Navigation bar. You will see the items you have placed bids on along with the status and current bid.For auction items that ...
You will receive an outbid notification via e-mail with a convenient link to the item if you would like to bid again....
Because someone may bid any amount on a lot providing it is at least the next incremental bid displayed on the lot information page, it's possible that a person can lose an item by less than a full increment. For example, if M...
Unfortunately, all items that are listed for auction can only be bid on and won by auction. We will not change an auction listing to a Buy Now listing.Though, we would like to point out that bidding on an auctio...
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