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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1204866, member: 26030&quot;]<b>saltysam</b>, good point. i am sure those wiley dealers know all the tricks&nbsp; (&quot;These aren&#039;t the droids you&#039;re look for&quot; -Obe Wan Kenobe)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>vess1</b>, a strategy walking in is a good idea.&nbsp; i can honestly say i didnt know what the heck i was doing other that just checking stuff out.&nbsp; next time i will have a strategy.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>pennylady</b> (charmy), glad to get a dealers perspective. i was probably making all kinds of mistakes. your coin show ettiquite article is a great idea -- look forward to reading that.&nbsp; for example, i had NO IDEA about no photography. thanks for sharing that.&nbsp; if you have prices marked -- that would have been refreshing to see!&nbsp; &nbsp; do you know the general rule about coin show purchases and returns?&nbsp; does it vary from dealer to dealer?&nbsp; or are most sales final (I know with you that you have a credit only return policy).&nbsp; it sort of struck me more as an all sales final sort of venue --- where you hand over your cash and the dealer runs off in a day or two.&nbsp; A lot different than the feel of buying a coin off ebay or the web with paypal, where return policies are clearly stated, and you have all sort of buyer protections in place.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>gdjmsp</b>, auctions and shows being the primary mover of coins is news to me!&nbsp; I always thought it was the internet (ebay, heritage, etc).&nbsp; By the way, i wasnt thinking of making dealers reholder coins, just put those little round price stickers on the coins that can be easily peeled off (like the ones charmy uses).&nbsp; I just thought it would have been nice to see some sort of price ballpark without having to ask every time.&nbsp; FInally, I am definitely not at the stage of knowing all the prices and the market conditions in my head, but maybe someday I will get there![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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