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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1508428, member: 8797&quot;]Well I would certainly hope a dealer wouldn&#039;t &quot;send me away&quot; over a difference of opinion. Ruben asked for opinions, and I gave mine. I wouldn&#039;t look twice at it if I was at a show, but I interpreted this inquiry as more of a scenario where:&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m looking at another (in my case, raw) Capped Bust and the dealer sees my interest, and suggests I look at this (slabbed) one. Now I feel as though he really wants to sell it. I believe it is rude to just stare blankly at him or appear completely disinterested (even if I am) when he offers up ANY coin for my inspection in an effort to make a sale/trade, which is why I demonstrated my method above. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, it seems as though most dealers do not take me seriously unless I show some knowledge up front simply because I am younger than most folks in the hobby.&nbsp; I&#039;m a pretty personable kinda guy, and believe me, attitudes change dramatically when I can prove to them a bit that I&#039;m not just a young guy with a pocket full of money to burn on &#039;investment coins&#039; (A cousin in the Navy &#039;invests&#039; in slabbed ASE&#039;s and still doesn&#039;t believe me that they are worth a fraction of what he is paying. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> tsk, tsk. )</p><p><br /></p><p>This is how it goes when I go to shows. But I always buy raw, which leaves me more leverage in negotiation. I&#039;ve been at it awhile now and I know the negotiation process well enough. </p><p><br /></p><p>As far as &quot;Very few people enjoy having someone talk about the defects in the things they are selling as a point of negotiating&quot; goes... this is correct, but, isn&#039;t that the name of the game? Take ANY coin to ANY dealer and the story is the same: seller points out pros while potential buyer points out cons...&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Please don&#039;t interpret this as &#039;bickering&#039; or off-topic.... I am not sure if the OP coin had a negotiable price or not, but there it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Could you please explain to me though, my &quot;lack of understanding the toning on this coin&quot; ... I don&#039;t like it. I understand that. and it is a fact that toning can obscure luster. Many very respected members can attest to this: </p><p><br /></p><p>Depending on how it looked when it was submitted (how toned it was at that time), I feel that with the toning removed during&nbsp; conservation, it has every possibility of going a grade point higher in a new holder. </p><p><br /></p><p>Again, not trying to be impolite or anything... just having a little discourse here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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