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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Zak, post: 18990, member: 824&quot;]Its a doggy-dog world when a dealer has to buy low and sell high to cover his overhead, expenses, and groceries for his family.</p><p><br /></p><p>Couple that with anybody with an ebay account makes buying and selling coins even more difficult for the local dealer.&nbsp; I deal with a local dealer and I kid with him all of the time:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;How come everything I bring in is @#%^@ where as everything you have is gold?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Matter of fact, I have brought coins back to him (dups, trades) that he sold me previously only for him to tell me that they are worth ____ dollars less!&nbsp; Bottom line is that I understood that he was there to make a living, but he also provided me with a service of looking out for coins I was in the&nbsp; market for. He will call me and tell me that he just came across a certain coin I was looking for and sometimes I buy and sometimes I don&#039;t.</p><p><br /></p><p>I laugh when I see some of my coins (still in my holders) priced at&nbsp; ____ dollars more when I go back to my shop.&nbsp; Comments like, &quot;...and you only gave me ___ for it!&quot;&nbsp; But if you understand he has to make a living, then so be it!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem comes from dealers that really try to convince you that your coins or notes are worth nothing more than face value.&nbsp; You see that happen in God&#039;s waiting room in Florida all of the time.&nbsp; An old lady brings her in late husband&#039;s collection and after 10 minutes or so...she walks out with pennies on the dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>But then again, they are providing a service and are running a business.&nbsp; Who says what they should pay and sell coins for?&nbsp; Arm yourself with knowledge, facts, price guides, etc., and you will be better for it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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