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Message:: [QUOTE="doug444, post: 1986397, member: 38849"]Oh, if you are serving the public bullion-wise, you need some of everything, I would think.  In fact, you may not want to sell junk silver at all, due to its low markup, but certainly you buy it.  The best business profits are in the fancy stuff, and in the many cases where it's a gift or a keepsake, the premium doesn't bother the buyer.  Here's how to capitalize on that idea.  Put up a display in your shop, invite every customer to "vote" for his or her favorite silver - no names or addresses, just a chance to rank the many types from #1 down. They will remember taking the poll, and you are likely to benefit when they want silver.  You'd list junk dimes, junk quarters, junk half dollars, circulated silver dollars, eagles, foreign 1-ounce bullion coins (Britannias, Philharmonics, Maple Leafs, etc.), bars, rounds, ingots, lower-priced numismatic coins like from common Proof Sets -- I've probably left out some categories.  And a space in front of each item on the list to rank them from #1 to whatever. Put the results on a wall chart, and return customers will invariably look at it, to see if they are doing the "right thing."  Can't beat psychology.[/QUOTE]