Everything you said is true today. Tomorrow is a much different story.
I never said I don't buy from dealers. I said a relationship is not necessary. I buy from whomever offers coins I love at acceptable prices. But...
Are you buying for yourself or to resell?
Cool. Let me share an anecdote too. I was at a show in vegas and for some reason this dealer had 1 or 2 anacs coins in his case. A guy walked by,...
When I read about the coins that I could never afford, the coins that make me drool, they are sold in one and only one place. Major auctions. And...
I would hazard a guess that it is more a lighting and camera angle issue then photoshop. I'll post some examples Wednesday to illustrate my point.
To each his/her own. Some here enjoy and value their relationships with dealers. I have nothing disparaging to say about this idea. What I do...
He has a time machine we don't know about
That depends. Are we talking about josh or anyone else? And where are you buying Unc toned franklins for 10% of melt? China?
The best advise I have is this. DO NOT buy any toned coins raw if you can't tell the difference between at and nt. PERIOD!
I do agree with the geek that knowing what can upset a dealer can be very useful information. For example I've had customers try to buy from me...
I don't think anyone is worried. Unless I'm mistaken this is a coin chat forum where we talk about all aspects of coin collecting. Some of us have...
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I don't think anyone here is saying anything about all dealers. But some of us (me included) have experienced a larger percentage of rudeness then...
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Free market: he doesn't have to buy any commemorative coin he doesn't want to or he feels are overpriced.
Not to speak for anyone but I find usually someone asks a question or volunteers a specific topic. I am not used to being asked to ask a question.
Some of us need more help then others
Two things. 1. The coin show is not as important as it was in the past. Twenty years ago if you wanted more then your lcs could provide then you...
I just don't think you understand how this works. We are not discussing nor debating Kennedy's value or contribution both in the war or president....
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