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Message:: [QUOTE="treylxapi47, post: 2157193, member: 41863"]This problem goes even beyond what you describe as a 'noob'. There are still collectors in local clubs that have no idea why they get 'low-balled' when selling to a dealer. Never understanding why and how they need to make a profit in order to keep offering coins to the collectors who want them. I think being a good dealer means you help bridge that gap between collector and dealer and spread awareness of this hobby. After having been around for a little while now, my whole entire outlook on the hobby has changed. I used to think I could do everything I wanted from behind a keyboard, and then I started buying from some of those dealers from behind the screen and several of the good ones almost reached through the internet and captivated my attention. I gained some of that hidden value that Mike spoke of and it literally changed the game for me. I also came to realize when I sold coins that I need to be making better purchases and I can clearly remember Doug advising us all here that its just important to make sales as it is to make purchases. You learn so much and then have an understanding of where you need to adjust your habits. Along those same lines I realized that I also will sometimes have to take a loss in order to move a piece or upgrade, but sometimes thats the price of being involved in this hobby.[/QUOTE]