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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5418042, member: 101855"]A lot of the big stores won't show you much of anything. They keep it in the back and only show their best clients. They don't have any time for YN's and people who don't seem to have the wherewith all to buy nice material. I ran into this at some of the famous New York City stores when I was in my 20's and even early 30's. The dealers who did show me nice coins got my business. </p><p><br /></p><p>One of the most famous dealers refused to show a coin he had in his case at a big New York show in the late 1970's. His line was, "You can't afford it." Given his pricing policies at the time, he was probably right, not because I didn't have the cash, but because it was too much money. I was wearing a coat and tie, although I must admit that my sports jacket was red. I guess it didn't test well in his opinion. Of course he was wearing jeans and not so nice sports shirt so he didn't have room to talk. </p><p><br /></p><p>The last time I had the "You can't afford it" line dropped on me at show was when I was in my late 50s. I was dealer at the time. It was a 1794 half dime in AU-50. I didn't bother to tell the guy that I had one in the same grade in my personal collection and was interested in it for my inventory. Once again, he was probably right. The price was probably too high. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some dealers can't understand the concept that "You can't judge a book by its cover." I met a guy at medium sized show, who was not that well dressed, who asked to see an expensive coin. I showed it to him and give him a price. Before I knew it, he was pealing off $100 bills. And yes, they were all genuine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 5418042, member: 101855"]A lot of the big stores won't show you much of anything. They keep it in the back and only show their best clients. They don't have any time for YN's and people who don't seem to have the wherewith all to buy nice material. I ran into this at some of the famous New York City stores when I was in my 20's and even early 30's. The dealers who did show me nice coins got my business. One of the most famous dealers refused to show a coin he had in his case at a big New York show in the late 1970's. His line was, "You can't afford it." Given his pricing policies at the time, he was probably right, not because I didn't have the cash, but because it was too much money. I was wearing a coat and tie, although I must admit that my sports jacket was red. I guess it didn't test well in his opinion. Of course he was wearing jeans and not so nice sports shirt so he didn't have room to talk. The last time I had the "You can't afford it" line dropped on me at show was when I was in my late 50s. I was dealer at the time. It was a 1794 half dime in AU-50. I didn't bother to tell the guy that I had one in the same grade in my personal collection and was interested in it for my inventory. Once again, he was probably right. The price was probably too high. Some dealers can't understand the concept that "You can't judge a book by its cover." I met a guy at medium sized show, who was not that well dressed, who asked to see an expensive coin. I showed it to him and give him a price. Before I knew it, he was pealing off $100 bills. And yes, they were all genuine.[/QUOTE]
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