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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2533782, member: 36230&quot;]First, you need to remember there are no absolutes as it all depends on the individual dealer. Some, when they tell you a price, that&#039;s it... take or leave it, but others, perhaps even most, expect some sort of negotiation. As long as you approach in a respectful manner and actually know what you&#039;re doing, there&#039;s nothing wrong with asking if it&#039;s his best price IF within reason. This is key though... reason, knowledge, and respect. Most anyone who has had extensive dealings with the general public has almost certainly encountered so-called customers who, for whatever reason, think they&#039;re slick and/or deserve to buy at their price simply because that&#039;s what they want. Arguing, whining, lying, etc isn&#039;t likely to do any good, yet that doesn&#039;t stop some from trying even though it&#039;s just as likely to hurt them in the long run. That said though, no amount of negotiation can compare to the benefits of a genuine and deep knowledge of the coins (and their market) you desire. A truly knowledgeable buyer can pay 2x, 10x, or more retail for whatever a coin is offered as or claimed to be and still walk away with a &quot;deal&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>To echo what [USER=32619]@Jwt708[/USER] said, relationships can matter infinitely more than price, and is something that, again in my experience, too many fail to realize. The true &quot;value&quot; in a good and knowledgable dealer, particularly for less experienced or newer collectors, goes well beyond any individual coin or one time price, and collectors who accept this and use it to their advantage usually end up, in the long run, the better for it.&nbsp; The unfortunate reality though, is that too many focus solely on price and the now instead of looking at the big picture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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