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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jtlee321, post: 3042503, member: 73983&quot;]You make it sound as if a brick and mortar shop has no operating costs and that somehow eBay is far more expensive.&nbsp; What about the cost of rent, electricity, insurance, payroll if they have employees.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen a lot of shops that ask more than eBay prices because of their operating costs.&nbsp; A dealer at a show also has overhead, they are paying for the table space, display cases, lamps, meals, hotel rooms, air fare...&nbsp; In the end those eBay fees and PayPal fees are actually one of the cheapest ways for a dealer to sell inventory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the benefits of buying in person from a dealer is live negotiations, getting to see the coin in hand versus online images and the ability to take your purchase home with you.&nbsp; Buying on eBay, you have to hope the coin you see in the ad is the actual coin you are going to receive.&nbsp; Then you have to wait for it to arrive in the mail, hopefully intact.&nbsp; After factoring in the costs listed above and the benefits listed, I have no issues when a dealer says &quot;This coin sells for X on eBay or Heritage or Great Collections&quot;.&nbsp; If I like the coin, I pay up.&nbsp; When I see a coin with a price tag on it, I always ask what&#039;s your best price.&nbsp; I then decide if I&#039;m willing to pay that or not.&nbsp; Sometimes I may come back with a counter offer, but most of the time I either purchase the coin or don&#039;t.&nbsp; There are dealers that don&#039;t put pricing on their coins and I always ask that dealer how much?&nbsp; I then ask if they are firm on that price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there dealers that think all of their coins are unique treasures and price them accordingly?&nbsp; Yes, absolutely.&nbsp; I avoid those dealers and shops.&nbsp; They either won&#039;t last long or will eventually adjust their prices to realistic levels.&nbsp; The market is the market whether it&#039;s virtual or in meat space.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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