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Message:: [QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1264761, member: 26302"]Do you remember coin stores in the mall? I do, they were quite high priced. There are still ancient coin stores in the malls in Vegas, one in Caesars, one in Venetian, and one used to be in Luxor. All of them had $200 ancient coins for $1100. That is true retail. Coin shows, scouring Ebay auctions, searching out delas, is not retail. Those places on TV are also retail, when they sell genuine collectible coins they are high priced, right? Look, this has nothing to do with Littleton. It has to do with retail versus wholesale. If I walk into almost any traditional retail store, like malls, Bloomies, etc. I will be paying a premium price. Look at jewelry again. I am somewhat knowledgable in it, and know where to go to get a good price on a nice watch. I am not going to pay full retail for a watch since I have the KNOWLEDGE of how and where to buy cheaper. I as an ancient collector know how to pay $200, but the general public does not so they pay $1100. Are those stores ripoffs? No. People pay higher for their lack of knowledge. This happens every day in every city around the world. Its life. I know for a fact I overpay for most things, and if I had more knowledge on where to get the better deals I would benefit, yet I don't. I am sure everyone here is in the same boat as well. Are supermarkets "ripoffs" because they charge more than farmers? Chris[/QUOTE]