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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Witty38, post: 1474877, member: 34290&quot;]<b>Good question....</b></p><p><br /></p><p>If you ask the store owner, the answer is probably &quot;no.&quot;&nbsp; If you ask the customer, the answer might be &quot;yes.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>The cost of doing business is higher than ever.&nbsp; The store owner has to find ways to cut his overhead to survive in today&#039;s market.&nbsp; While charging &quot;tax&quot; on purchases of coins and precious metals is </p><p>appropriate, I think that is obsolete. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;I think regular participating in coin shows beats maintaining a retail location, unless you own the retail location outright.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only go to retail locations to check out current trends and talk &quot;shop&quot; with the owner and other consumers. You can get better deals online and at competing coin shows.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My local coin retailer sponsors and maintains a bid board to encourage traffic. I think you have to do things like this to keep your retail location viable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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