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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kasia, post: 11632702, member: 31533&quot;]I&#039;ll tell you how to get a discount on a coin. You ask the seller. They may or they may not. They may because they now know you are a collector (which they may not really give any weight to if they&#039;ve not seen you before, or whatever) or because you belong to the local coin club, or because they want to move the coin you might be interested in (i.e., perhaps it&#039;s sat too long in their stash or whatever). I find going to coin shows at times to be quite valuable in that I can at times get what I think is a good deal on a coin.... i.e., I am buying it at a fair price for the coin and not trying to gouge the dealer on it but it is not really &#039;retail&#039;. Maybe it&#039;s 10- 20 dollars off a coin that a guy has selling for a hundred or more. I figure that most of these dealers actually are paying blue book type prices for most of their items or getting them at a somewhat reduced price from a fellow dealer because they think they can make some $$$ off it. They will IMO still get a profit and I don&#039;t begrudge them that one bit. They are the reason some of these coins are even available to a person, in person where you can really look at the coin prior to buying. And it amazes me that these people can remember from year to year what you looked at or bought at another show and the comments you made about them. Some dealers have really mastered the art or science, if you will, of mental notes about people they don&#039;t know if they will ever see again, but if they do, they know what that person is interested in....</p><p><br /></p><p>I really do suggest you join a local coin club and go to at least a few meetings a year. Then also go to some shows near you, even small ones. Start talking to people selling the coins, and not just about how much can they discount a coin for you. Prepare ahead if you are really interested in purchasing a coin what your price point is and whether to accept their offer (of either a discount or no discount) or to say no, that&#039;s ok, not that interested at this time, but perhaps another time. Don&#039;t ever belittle the coin in front of a dealer, hoping to engage a deep discount for it, even if the coin deserves it. The dealer is the one who has to make his coins sell and being a baddy and mean to him about his coins rarely would get him to cave and sell to you for his purchase price or less........... Yeah, that&#039;s right, he is not there to give you the break in price he maybe got it for.......</p><p><br /></p><p>I actually have gotten quite good at asking for a discount, but I don&#039;t do it for coins that I really know are fairly priced or if I surmise that it would be a detriment to ask. Most times I don&#039;t think it&#039;s a detriment, but there are times where it might be. You have to IMO be aware of what you are asking for. Not one single coin dealer, pro or not, has been in the business of making sure that I am the one not paying retail for their coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, be prepared to think you got a great deal only to later find that it was &#039;overpriced&#039; because you didn&#039;t have enough researching background on it and it&#039;s prices and trends and you made a hasty decision. Live with your choices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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