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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2642115, member: 82322&quot;]You go to coin shows to get experience looking at a lot of coins.&nbsp; Almost certainly if a dealer has three coins you want you will rank them differently in-hand than you would from online photographs.&nbsp; Bargains can be found.&nbsp; But...</p><p><br /></p><p>I have noticed dealers selling coins they bought -- the day before -- at auction for 2x the hammer price.&nbsp; This must be a convenience charge, or perhaps their guarantee is stronger than the auctioneers, because people buy them.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have noticed some dealers charge 10 or 25% more for coins currently listed on VCoins by that same dealer.&nbsp; One dealer told me it was because they have to pay for the table.&nbsp; If you remember the Internet price you can often negotiate for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many dealers buy from each other and flip the coin around.&nbsp; As a collector, your job is to find coins from dealers who bought wisely.&nbsp; Try not to fall in love with the inventory of the &quot;tail-end Charlie&quot; who is stuck with coins he can&#039;t sell for what he paid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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