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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8106155, member: 105571&quot;]I voted not at all, but...I think it depends entirely upon the relationship between dealer and customer.&nbsp; If of long acquaintance, good relations, and profitable prior dealings, then the customer should expect greater consideration from the dealer and the dealer should be willing to extend that customer more leeway.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>For all situations and relationships, the dealer should expect the customer to not abuse any privileges offered and the customer should make it a point to be fair to the dealer.</p><p><br /></p><p>On a slightly different point, if the dealer has some reason why he would not hold the coin for longer than some period of time, then the dealer should say so, even if that period of time is zero.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This situation arose for me just a week ago:&nbsp; I was looking seriously at an expensive coin ($1750) at a recent show from a dealer that I didn&#039;t know.&nbsp; He could tell I was serious about it and quoted his best price.&nbsp; I told him I hadn&#039;t finished making my rounds of the bourse and that I would probably be back for the coin but I didn&#039;t guarantee nor let him believe that was firmly the case.&nbsp; I returned within the hour to find he had set the coin away for me and I promptly bought it.&nbsp; Even though we didn&#039;t know each other, we had each sent and received the appropriate signals.&nbsp; He&#039;ll be happy to see me again and vice versa.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Had I decided to not buy the coin, I would have made it a point to return as soon as possible to tell him that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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