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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 806738, member: 13650&quot;]As others have said, &#039;some&#039; dealers will over exaggerate their prices.&nbsp; IMO, they are probably more interested in buying but if they do end up selling something, it&#039;s a very large profit. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Others are more interested in selling and for most, I would say the prices I&quot;ve seen are very reasonable.&nbsp; Some are too cheap.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ve gotten the best deals at shows.&nbsp; I&#039;ve paid prices I never could have got on ebay.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; On more than one occasion, I&#039;ve come across a deal that was so unbelievably good, I almost fumbled my wallet trying to get it out so fast!&nbsp; &nbsp; But, most of the time, the prices just seem reasonable.&nbsp; Fair if you want to call it that.&nbsp; &nbsp; And I&#039;d say 8 out of 10 are willing to negotiate down a little beyond that.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had some dealers knock 5,10, 20 bucks off without even asking when the price was already cheaper than ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; If you&#039;re looking for specific things, check several price guides and make notes on a piece of paper to bring with for a quick reference that you can walk away and glance at.&nbsp; &nbsp; Often times I&#039;ll have looked at several examples of something on ebay and then see one at a show and remember what they went for on ebay compared to the dealers price.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Keep in mind, you&#039;re not paying for shipping and insurance and the dealer isn&#039;t losing 3% to paypal.&nbsp; And no tax.&nbsp;&nbsp; That should be an instant savings on most everything.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The selection can be overwhelming.&nbsp;&nbsp; You&#039;re looking at one coin at a time on ebay.&nbsp; Then you go to a show and there&#039;s hundreds of thousands of coins spread out all over the place to check out.&nbsp; Some dealers will have stacks and stacks of slabbed coins bundled up in cases.&nbsp; You&#039;ll have to ask them for what you&#039;re looking for and they&#039;ll give you a stack to sort through.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; It pays to have a targeted group of stuff you&#039;re looking for.&nbsp; Then window shop as time permits.&nbsp; Otherwise, you&#039;ll be overwhelmed.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The best part is seeing things in hand.&nbsp; That alone makes it worth the trip.&nbsp; You get a real feel for sizes of different coins and also get to see the real colors and toning patterns.&nbsp; &nbsp; The nickel in my avatar I got at a show last year.&nbsp; That picture I took of it <b>in no way</b> represents the awesome rose toning it actually has.&nbsp; But, the moment I picked it up at the show and saw it, I knew I was buying it.&nbsp; &nbsp; If I hadn&#039;t seen it in hand, I might not have bought it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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