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<p>[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3999970, member: 91609"]OK, I think I understand your situation about these specific coins, but I'm not sure you have a valid complaint. Let's look at your statement:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This suggest to me that you have already established an acceptable buying process from this dealer. Whether it was for graded or raw coins, the prices were acceptable to you & you did the deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>So now you have a new & different situation where these are presumably raw coins, & <b><i><u>you happened to witness his purchase of them</u></i></b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now I think most of us, like you, try to negotiate the best price, even in a shop. But realize it is a shop, & not a garage sale, flea market, or pawn shop. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most of us buy when 2 things occur: (1) we determine it is a coin we want or must have; (2) it is an <b><i>acceptable</i></b> price & grade, <b><i>to us</i></b>. </p><p><br /></p><p>It sounds like you want credit from this guy for past purchases, & rather than grading/evaluating (realizing that even given established numismatic grading standards, it's still subjective) these specific coins on a go/no-go basis, you don't want to pay what he wants. That's OK, just pass.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm at a disadvantage not knowing how you handled your previous "thousands of dollars" of purchases from this man, but I must assume you were happy since you keep coming back. Now you want to cut off your nose to spite your face, because you think he's unreasonable on a bunch of raw coins???...so you'll only buy junk silver???...makes no sense!</p><p><br /></p><p>Your going to run into all kinds of dealers (just ask Mike & Frank when they're negotiating with junk dealers about motorcycle parts); it's your ability to be able to walk away & not affect your thought process that will make you a successful collector.</p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I have done in the past, which worked quite well for me, is to first find my target coin, at <b><i><u>my</u></i></b> acceptable grade & price. Then I look for a secondary coin that I want, & offer a "bundle" price. This has worked for me very well on most occasions (sometimes I only purchased the original coin I came for). It also works well for 3 or more coins. I have saved up to 20+% on the total purchase when I've already agreed (in my mind) to the asking price for the original coin I was after.</p><p><br /></p><p>Don't carry a grudge, be aware of your go/no-go criteria, carry on & good luck!</p><p><br /></p><p>JMHO <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PlanoSteve, post: 3999970, member: 91609"]OK, I think I understand your situation about these specific coins, but I'm not sure you have a valid complaint. Let's look at your statement: This suggest to me that you have already established an acceptable buying process from this dealer. Whether it was for graded or raw coins, the prices were acceptable to you & you did the deal. So now you have a new & different situation where these are presumably raw coins, & [B][I][U]you happened to witness his purchase of them[/U][/I][/B]: Now I think most of us, like you, try to negotiate the best price, even in a shop. But realize it is a shop, & not a garage sale, flea market, or pawn shop. Most of us buy when 2 things occur: (1) we determine it is a coin we want or must have; (2) it is an [B][I]acceptable[/I][/B] price & grade, [B][I]to us[/I][/B]. It sounds like you want credit from this guy for past purchases, & rather than grading/evaluating (realizing that even given established numismatic grading standards, it's still subjective) these specific coins on a go/no-go basis, you don't want to pay what he wants. That's OK, just pass. I'm at a disadvantage not knowing how you handled your previous "thousands of dollars" of purchases from this man, but I must assume you were happy since you keep coming back. Now you want to cut off your nose to spite your face, because you think he's unreasonable on a bunch of raw coins???...so you'll only buy junk silver???...makes no sense! Your going to run into all kinds of dealers (just ask Mike & Frank when they're negotiating with junk dealers about motorcycle parts); it's your ability to be able to walk away & not affect your thought process that will make you a successful collector. One thing I have done in the past, which worked quite well for me, is to first find my target coin, at [B][I][U]my[/U][/I][/B] acceptable grade & price. Then I look for a secondary coin that I want, & offer a "bundle" price. This has worked for me very well on most occasions (sometimes I only purchased the original coin I came for). It also works well for 3 or more coins. I have saved up to 20+% on the total purchase when I've already agreed (in my mind) to the asking price for the original coin I was after. Don't carry a grudge, be aware of your go/no-go criteria, carry on & good luck! JMHO :happy:;)[/QUOTE]
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