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<p>[QUOTE="halfdfanboy, post: 919901, member: 24566"]<span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Now this is just me. Everybody has their own principles. If I sit down at a table and look through an album and find nothing I really like, I'll buy something anyway. Take a couple old small coins for a few bucks. </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">If I'm taking up some vendors real estate I'm blocking the road for another customer. Dealers have to eat too. So if I don't find anything I'm interested in, I'll take something and leave them with a few dollars for taking up their time. </font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Sure there's no rule you have to. The customer is king. That said, the coin world dealer population is not that high and you'll run into the same dealers at shows often. You don't want the reputation as the guy who's going to ask your space and time and leave you empty handed. They will be less likely to want to deal with you on prices later when you do want something. And also, don't forget, dealers compare notes too. Again, reputation. Most people would rather take $5 to put towards their overhead then nothing. </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="halfdfanboy, post: 919901, member: 24566"][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Now this is just me. Everybody has their own principles. If I sit down at a table and look through an album and find nothing I really like, I'll buy something anyway. Take a couple old small coins for a few bucks. If I'm taking up some vendors real estate I'm blocking the road for another customer. Dealers have to eat too. So if I don't find anything I'm interested in, I'll take something and leave them with a few dollars for taking up their time. Sure there's no rule you have to. The customer is king. That said, the coin world dealer population is not that high and you'll run into the same dealers at shows often. You don't want the reputation as the guy who's going to ask your space and time and leave you empty handed. They will be less likely to want to deal with you on prices later when you do want something. And also, don't forget, dealers compare notes too. Again, reputation. Most people would rather take $5 to put towards their overhead then nothing. [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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