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<p>[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2705683, member: 39084"]Once a person represents himself/herself as a dealer, it becomes their responsibility to value the goods or commodities that they sell, and price those items accordingly. It's not my responsibility, either legally or ethically, to debate them on whether or not their items are priced well or poorly relative to the marketplace.</p><p><br /></p><p>If their items are priced too high, I can walk away or offer a price that is more within my budget or the item's value to me. If their items are priced accurately or lower than my budget, I'll buy those items without further discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Non-dealer friends are very different, of course. My definition of "friend" is someone you would help in any situation that your own knowledge was greater than his or hers. Accordingly, I'd never knowingly take advantage of that friend with my knowledge that he or she lacks. Losing a friend isn't worth gaining money to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>A dealer who's a friend? I'd probably tell him/her that I'd very much like to buy that coin, at that price, and ask if he's sure he wants to sell it to me. After that, it's up to him.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="IdesOfMarch01, post: 2705683, member: 39084"]Once a person represents himself/herself as a dealer, it becomes their responsibility to value the goods or commodities that they sell, and price those items accordingly. It's not my responsibility, either legally or ethically, to debate them on whether or not their items are priced well or poorly relative to the marketplace. If their items are priced too high, I can walk away or offer a price that is more within my budget or the item's value to me. If their items are priced accurately or lower than my budget, I'll buy those items without further discussion. Non-dealer friends are very different, of course. My definition of "friend" is someone you would help in any situation that your own knowledge was greater than his or hers. Accordingly, I'd never knowingly take advantage of that friend with my knowledge that he or she lacks. Losing a friend isn't worth gaining money to me. A dealer who's a friend? I'd probably tell him/her that I'd very much like to buy that coin, at that price, and ask if he's sure he wants to sell it to me. After that, it's up to him.[/QUOTE]
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