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<p>[QUOTE="clembo, post: 360339, member: 8033"]A very fair question Steve.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't blast dealers at shows. Yup gonna be real honest about that. </p><p>I will question them, I will "politely" argue grades but a coin show and ebay are different realms.</p><p><br /></p><p>Why? - becuase I have yet to go to a show with a few thousand, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands dealers. Garbage dealers at shows find out soon enough they are not wanted. If it costs them $25 for a table and they don't sell anything for several shows they realise that they are surrounded by better, more knowledgeable and in many cases more honest dealers. Tougher crowd as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most (not all) people that go to shows know what they want, want to see it in person and will pay a decent premium. More informative buyers here. Sure there are newbies but NOT NEARLY the numbers that are found on ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>At a show a dealer can get a bad rep real fast. Not just from potential buyers but from other dealers. Hey, they sit right next to one another. On ebay a bad dealer has a worldwide audience of unsuspecting buyers. That's one hell of a big coin show wouldn't you say?</p><p><br /></p><p>Honest question and an honest answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>clembo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clembo, post: 360339, member: 8033"]A very fair question Steve. I don't blast dealers at shows. Yup gonna be real honest about that. I will question them, I will "politely" argue grades but a coin show and ebay are different realms. Why? - becuase I have yet to go to a show with a few thousand, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands dealers. Garbage dealers at shows find out soon enough they are not wanted. If it costs them $25 for a table and they don't sell anything for several shows they realise that they are surrounded by better, more knowledgeable and in many cases more honest dealers. Tougher crowd as well. Most (not all) people that go to shows know what they want, want to see it in person and will pay a decent premium. More informative buyers here. Sure there are newbies but NOT NEARLY the numbers that are found on ebay. At a show a dealer can get a bad rep real fast. Not just from potential buyers but from other dealers. Hey, they sit right next to one another. On ebay a bad dealer has a worldwide audience of unsuspecting buyers. That's one hell of a big coin show wouldn't you say? Honest question and an honest answer. clembo[/QUOTE]
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