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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ccarroll, post: 2154902, member: 34167&quot;]I&#039;m just a poor humble newbie <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; trying to sell a few coins, and have been making inquiries and seeing a few dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>In particular, I was shopping around a 1900 Austrian four-ducat coin, and two reputable dealers in New York, when I asked how they&#039;d classify it, told me the condition was &quot;very fine.&quot;&nbsp; I made a clumsy attempt to post a not-very-good picture here, and got a comment that it looked better than that.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I went to a third place, and this time I just said, &quot;I was told that the condition would be extremely fine - is that about right?&quot;&nbsp; And person said, oh, yes, or maybe even a little better.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m left wondering:&nbsp; Is it common that when a dealer is also a potential buyer, that he&#039;s likely to downplay the condition because he&#039;s figuring on offering a lower price?&nbsp; This was very disconcerting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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