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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Texas John, post: 1210712, member: 25813&quot;]I don&#039;t disagree in principle, but some of the OP&#039;s suggestions seem to put the dealer&#039;s convenience first and the customer&#039;s needs second.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;Only ask to see a coin if you’re seriously interested in purchasing it – </b>don’t ask to see a coin just to compare it to one you already have or just purchased&quot;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><i>I find that borderline offensive. Why do I have to be &quot;seriously interested&quot; before I even look?</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;Don’t criticize a coin if you don’t like</b> <b>– </b>just hand it back and say thank you&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><i>I guess customer feedback is unwelcome, unless it&#039;s effusive praise.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><b>&quot;Don’t try to negotiate when the price is fair</b> <b>– </b>ask the&nbsp; dealer for the price, and if you think it is fair, then pay it, don’t&nbsp; keep trying to negotiate; besides, if an offer is made and a&nbsp; counteroffer received, the original offer is no longer valid and the&nbsp; dealer doesn’t legally have to honor the original offer, so you may lose&nbsp; the deal altogether&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Petulant. My job as a collector/consumer is to get the best deal possible. A dealer who voids an offer because he doesn&#039;t like the counteroffer is not one I&#039;d care to do business with anyway.</i><b></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&quot;Don’t try to haggle if you cherry pick a coin</b> – many dealers&nbsp; don’t mind if you happen to “cherry” pick a coin from them (meaning, you&nbsp; find a rare date or variety that was unmarked), but as mentioned above,&nbsp; don’t try and negotiate if you happen on a good buy&quot;<p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><i>See previous comment.</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;...you will be appreciated and respected by the dealers you encounter!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Appreciation and respect are two-way streets. A dealer who is annoyed by the individuality of his customers at a show might want to consider mail-order only. It might be all about maximizing your sales to you, but for many collectors it&#039;s a rare treat.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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