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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1604220, member: 13650"]Have trouble haggling? Try being a seller sometime. Of anything. Be it a house, car, stereo equipment on craigslist,etc.,ect... Find stuff you're willing to part with and sell. By the time the general public beats the crap out of you with low ball offers, you'll be completely comfortable making reasonable offers as a buyer!</p><p><br /></p><p> Unless you have something that is rare and in very high demand, (which can be fleeting) selling anything is usually not easy or enjoyable. People who only buy will never know this and will have more of a tendency to overpay. I think the buyer usually has the advantage because they can spend their money anywhere else. The seller relies on someone wanting to buy from them.</p><p><br /></p><p> A reasonable offer is usually appreciated. Some dealers mark stuff up in anticipation of hagglers at a show. If you don't haggle, they get off easy and they make a better than expected profit. If you haggle and talk them down, you end up paying the minimum they have to get. Not really a steal. They didn't pay for travel and table fees to go there and lose money OR break even on coins. Although some people expect them to.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 1604220, member: 13650"]Have trouble haggling? Try being a seller sometime. Of anything. Be it a house, car, stereo equipment on craigslist,etc.,ect... Find stuff you're willing to part with and sell. By the time the general public beats the crap out of you with low ball offers, you'll be completely comfortable making reasonable offers as a buyer! Unless you have something that is rare and in very high demand, (which can be fleeting) selling anything is usually not easy or enjoyable. People who only buy will never know this and will have more of a tendency to overpay. I think the buyer usually has the advantage because they can spend their money anywhere else. The seller relies on someone wanting to buy from them. A reasonable offer is usually appreciated. Some dealers mark stuff up in anticipation of hagglers at a show. If you don't haggle, they get off easy and they make a better than expected profit. If you haggle and talk them down, you end up paying the minimum they have to get. Not really a steal. They didn't pay for travel and table fees to go there and lose money OR break even on coins. Although some people expect them to.[/QUOTE]
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