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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 1469806, member: 24754"]I always approach interactions with coin dealers in the same manner as I would an interaction with a used car dealer, I assume that they will try to take advantage of me. But the sad thing is that they almost have to take advantage of their customers to make a buck these days. I honestly do not understand how they stay in business at all now that they have to compete with options like Ebay. Dealers have to obtain inventory on the cheap to make money, but who is willing to sell their stuff for cheap when they can put it on Ebay and get retail? I think that the only thing keeping coin shops in business right now is the bullion boom. Once bullion prices drop or stabilize, then I fear that coin shops may become a thing of the past. How many baseball card shops do you see anymore? It's all online now, you do not need a brick and morter establishment to succesfully deal in collectables anymore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 1469806, member: 24754"]I always approach interactions with coin dealers in the same manner as I would an interaction with a used car dealer, I assume that they will try to take advantage of me. But the sad thing is that they almost have to take advantage of their customers to make a buck these days. I honestly do not understand how they stay in business at all now that they have to compete with options like Ebay. Dealers have to obtain inventory on the cheap to make money, but who is willing to sell their stuff for cheap when they can put it on Ebay and get retail? I think that the only thing keeping coin shops in business right now is the bullion boom. Once bullion prices drop or stabilize, then I fear that coin shops may become a thing of the past. How many baseball card shops do you see anymore? It's all online now, you do not need a brick and morter establishment to succesfully deal in collectables anymore.[/QUOTE]
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