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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8107644, member: 24314"]On at least four occasions (when I was a dealer) after I quoted a price on a coin and the buyer said he would think about it after looking around the show; I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> put the coin away and told them it was sold <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie93" alt=":troll:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> when they returned. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It's a good lesson for them that I had to learn for myself as a collector. </p><p><br /></p><p>When you have the knowledge and see something you want/need offered at a fair price, BUY IT! The majority of coins I bought in the past as an active collector (not cherrypicked) were NOT DISCOUNTED, priced over bid, and other collectors/dealers wanted but did not wish to pay for. EVERY CASE of a "special" coin that I "overpaid" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie47" alt=":greedy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> for such that I kicked myself <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie23" alt=":bigtears:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> buying it turned out to have an extremely good outcome. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I just collect mostly "junk" because I get to play with beautiful coins I could never afford to own on a daily basis. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8107644, member: 24314"]On at least four occasions (when I was a dealer) after I quoted a price on a coin and the buyer said he would think about it after looking around the show; I :troll: put the coin away and told them it was sold :facepalm::D :troll: when they returned. :hilarious::hilarious: It's a good lesson for them that I had to learn for myself as a collector. When you have the knowledge and see something you want/need offered at a fair price, BUY IT! The majority of coins I bought in the past as an active collector (not cherrypicked) were NOT DISCOUNTED, priced over bid, and other collectors/dealers wanted but did not wish to pay for. EVERY CASE of a "special" coin that I "overpaid" :greedy: for such that I kicked myself :bucktooth::bigtears::bigtears::bigtears: buying it turned out to have an extremely good outcome. :smuggrin: Now, I just collect mostly "junk" because I get to play with beautiful coins I could never afford to own on a daily basis. ;)[/QUOTE]
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