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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 747906, member: 9270&quot;]Based on the comments above, I see that my perception as a buyer of coin prices appears to be wrong or at least not fully thought out.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have been looking at CDN as dealer-to-dealer prices.</p><p>I have been looking at <i>Coin Values</i> as dealer retail prices.</p><p>And I aim to pay about halfway between.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since I haven&#039;t sold to dealers I have never considered what dealer buy-prices are when dealing with collectors.</p><p>It makes sense that the prices would be less than CDN otherwise how could dealers make a profit selling to each other. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since I&#039;m not the only one who won&#039;t pay <i>Coin Values</i> prices to acquire a coin, it makes sense that to make a living a dealer has to buy from collectors at prices significantly below CDN Bid.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think I have the <u>general</u> picture now.</p><p>And I think it&#039;s safe to further <u>generalize</u> that:</p><p>- dealers make a <b>profit</b> selling to other dealers</p><p>- dealers make a <b>living</b> selling to collectors[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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