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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 2917768, member: 31533&quot;]You are right, he does just put up his &#039;meh&#039; stuff on line for the most part, and why wouldn&#039;t he when he has a b&amp;m shop and a long client base for the more worthwhile/collectible/unusual (keep on using the adjectives to describe the type of coins he keeps to sell out of his store basically)? That type of business, once set and maintained, is very valuable. He would be stupid to go entirely to internet or ebay or whatever, as I would image a large part of his business was built up on a personal basis. And he serves the area he is in, and as a reliable dealer, he is there for those people who will many times only have a one time experience with him if they are bringing in things like inherited collections or whatever, things that may have been hidden to the public for many years. I think that handling raw coins as well is to be expected as a major thing because it is easy enough if someone wants to sell a slabbed item on the net or something, but not as easy for the non-numismatist to sell a raw coin of true value. Also it somewhat mitigates selling a really high end item to someone who might take you for it through paypal or ebay rangling or credit card reversals, etc. Things like that do happen and it is not pleasant for the seller to have to lose out. Having the B&amp;M and working with what have been reliable customers in the past can be advantageous.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would do the same if I was in his shoes because that is a lot of work that he has put in to get where he is. But I would not say that is necessarily the model that new dealers are going to get into, when it can be easier to simply get on line and create a presence there. There will be a downside, but items do move on line.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just see internet being more and more popular for many coin collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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