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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1210723, member: 26302&quot;]I think it is a matter of degree Texas John. I thought the same things when I read Penny Lady&#039;s post the first time, but thinking about my experiences at coin shows I know what she is talking about. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have seen the guys wanting to look at every coin close up, then walking away. The dealer has limited time they have paid a lot for, but some collectors do not mind taking their time up and preventing them from serving customers who may actually buy. I have also seen/heard collector just rail on and on about how cruddy a coin is. Well, it is what it is, and some goings on may dissuade others to look at that dealers stock. Its just rude to go on and on about deficiencies in a coin for no reason. </p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the last two points, I have seen this. I know a dealer who is not the best about updating prices. He had a half dollar in a junk box at below melt. The customer picked it up and showed the dealer. He quickly saw it was too cheap, but was going to honor the price. Then the guy asked for a discount, so the dealer said no, and the coin is no longer for sale. The customer had a deal, and by trying to get even cheaper lost the deal, since once the customer did not accept the price which was in error to begin with, the dealer then felt comfortable to not sell it for that price at all. I agree with the dealer, and thought he was doing the right thing to sell it for the incorrect posted price, but once the customer counteroffered the dealer had no resposibility to honor the original price. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is what Penny Lady was getting to. Dealers are not stupid, and many see the mistake they made when you hand the coin to them, and many will honor that price since it was their mistake. If you counteroffer, they have every right to put it into their pocket and tell you its no longer for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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