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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USS656, post: 2097362, member: 6641&quot;]I am not a dealer so my opinion is not based on experience as such.</p><p><br /></p><p>While technology has certainly cut into dealers selling to collector business, I think there will always be a place for them.&nbsp; I would bet much of their business is based on collections walking in the door as part of an estate.&nbsp; The family will not have the contacts collectors have developed over time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>How they market those coins has probably evolved with the technology available.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I was to open&nbsp; my own coin shop I would try to make the business as diverse as possible.&nbsp; Coins, currency and bullion would not be my only source of revenue.</p><p><br /></p><p>Specifically for collectors, find a dealer you are comfortable doing business with even if they are not in your area.&nbsp; They are out there, some of them are right here.&nbsp; For those dealers that you feel are not geared towards collectors, they are not likely to be going anywhere as the uneducated market will support their business ~ if they are lucky.&nbsp; Location Location Location.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t mean you are obligated to go there.&nbsp; I went into a local B&amp;M&nbsp; recently and they were buying at $12.50 an ounce for circulated silver coinage.&nbsp; They had a bin of circulated Morgan&#039;s (your pick) for $24.99 each.&nbsp; This is not a shop I buy coins from.&nbsp; I do not believe this business survives on selling to collectors. That&#039;s okay as long as you recognize it for what it is.&nbsp; Is it hurting the hobby, I don&#039;t think so because collectors will inevitably do what Vic describes.&nbsp; I just don&#039;t think it will be the end of the B&amp;M.&nbsp; JMO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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