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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3999307, member: 27832"]"Play down when buying, play up when selling" isn't limited to coin dealers, for what it's worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn't necessarily have a problem with a dealer who bought based on the low side and sold based on the high side. I <i>would</i> have a problem with a dealer who <i>lied</i> about the coins -- trying to buy the coins cheaply by claiming nonexistent problems, or trying to sell them high by denying real problems.</p><p><br /></p><p>At pawn shops, I know what to expect. They buy coins for a fraction of their real value, then try to sell them at inflated values. But sometimes they'll negotiate down, and often they fail to spot better dates, or distinguish an actual MS coin from polished ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>At coin shops -- well, I don't deal much with coin shops, because I'm a bottom-feeding bargain hunter, and of little use to them as far as <i>buying</i> their coins. When I'm looking to sell, I prefer to go to a show, where all the sellers know there's plenty of competition in the same room.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3999307, member: 27832"]"Play down when buying, play up when selling" isn't limited to coin dealers, for what it's worth. I wouldn't necessarily have a problem with a dealer who bought based on the low side and sold based on the high side. I [I]would[/I] have a problem with a dealer who [I]lied[/I] about the coins -- trying to buy the coins cheaply by claiming nonexistent problems, or trying to sell them high by denying real problems. At pawn shops, I know what to expect. They buy coins for a fraction of their real value, then try to sell them at inflated values. But sometimes they'll negotiate down, and often they fail to spot better dates, or distinguish an actual MS coin from polished ones. At coin shops -- well, I don't deal much with coin shops, because I'm a bottom-feeding bargain hunter, and of little use to them as far as [I]buying[/I] their coins. When I'm looking to sell, I prefer to go to a show, where all the sellers know there's plenty of competition in the same room.[/QUOTE]
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