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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 1470012, member: 24754"]I'm also not into negotiating. I would prefer that people just list the price that they will accept, and then I will decide whether I want to pay it. I also prefer that they post the asking price so that it is visible when looking through the inventory, then I don't have to feel like I'm bothering someone to get the price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've become accustomed to buying coins on Ebay, which kinda causes an issue when I go to coin shops. I look at a particular coin and think, "how much would I bid if this coin were on Ebay". I then ask the dealer how much he wants for it, they say "Blah dollars"......"Nope"</p><p><br /></p><p>"How about this one"......"Blah dollars"....."Nope"</p><p>"How about this one"......"Blah dollars"....."Nope"</p><p>"How about this one"......"Blah dollars"....."Nope"</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not saying I win a large percentage of the auctions that I bid on, but my bid still represents the max that I will pay for a coin. That max applies whether buying online, at auction, or in a coin shop. I understand that dealers have to charge a particular price to make money, but I'm not going to pay more just to support someone that is working with an antiquated business model.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 1470012, member: 24754"]I'm also not into negotiating. I would prefer that people just list the price that they will accept, and then I will decide whether I want to pay it. I also prefer that they post the asking price so that it is visible when looking through the inventory, then I don't have to feel like I'm bothering someone to get the price. I've become accustomed to buying coins on Ebay, which kinda causes an issue when I go to coin shops. I look at a particular coin and think, "how much would I bid if this coin were on Ebay". I then ask the dealer how much he wants for it, they say "Blah dollars"......"Nope" "How about this one"......"Blah dollars"....."Nope" "How about this one"......"Blah dollars"....."Nope" "How about this one"......"Blah dollars"....."Nope" I'm not saying I win a large percentage of the auctions that I bid on, but my bid still represents the max that I will pay for a coin. That max applies whether buying online, at auction, or in a coin shop. I understand that dealers have to charge a particular price to make money, but I'm not going to pay more just to support someone that is working with an antiquated business model.[/QUOTE]
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