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So just and update for you all. Went in this Saterday and was treated much better then last time, although i did not cherry pick this time but even so he did give me some discounts on some things. I ended up buying a 1909-O Barber Half it was cleaned but looked really nice and i was happy with it, A bicentenial kennedy half Proof, 3x ASE'S and only one of them had a small mark on one of the suns ray's no big deal, also a 1981-S PCGS PR69DCAM type1 Washington Quarter was marked at $25 but he gave me $5 off so $5 off of what PCGS says its worth. I got a couple other small things, no big deal. Also sold him a gram of gold and got $40 for that which is what I was expecting so in all i spent $85. So maybe he was having a bad day last time or maybe he just now has seen me enough to be more friendly with me.

 

Great, good it's working out. Much better than to have ill will by either party.


The only one who can make you feel bad is YOU.

 

If the guy gave you that much for a gram of gold, you should let him move into your house. Here the only guy I know would have offered about $12. That's why I need to go all the way to California to trade metal.

 

Current ASE's can be a small profit margin for dealers. One dealer I know is making a dollar an ASE currently. You'd get a little put out too when somebody wanted to see bullion after bullion.

Clemo sumed it up really well. The bigger the dealer, the bigger the overhead and should have a bigger costumer base. For a good sized dealer, a $100 a month doesn't even pay the light bill. Meanwhile, if you deal with somebody that's retired and just doing it for beer money, a $100 might make you a great customer.

That doesn't mean you can't build a good relationship though. If you stay a regular costumer for awhile you'll probably get more slack.

 

He probably found out that you're selling on ebay and putting him out of business.

 

Glad to hear you had a better experience and he paid REAL strong on a gram of gold for sure. Even with the discount he gave you he still made money and you walked out satisfied. That's the best way for a transaction to work out.