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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2618186, member: 77077&quot;]<u>I would never be ashamed to politely make a reasonable offer.</u> </p><p><br /></p><p>Most dealers and auctioneers are happy when people are interested in their offerings.&nbsp; If they are not, then you probably won&#039;t be successful dealing with them and you are probably being ripped off.</p><p><br /></p><p>If they have no room to move, they can tell you that or they can make you a counter offer.</p><p><br /></p><p>When negotiating in person or on the phone, I always maintain a friendly tone and ask &quot;<u>What is the best you can do for me on this one</u>?&quot;&nbsp; Then go from there.&nbsp; Sometimes I can negotiate a lower price and sometimes not.</p><p><br /></p><p>I never try to beat someone down on price by pointing out what is wrong with their coin.&nbsp; I usually praise the coins I want or other ones they have that I just like.&nbsp; That is much more effective because it makes you their colleague in enjoying coins versus their opponent. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would rather not have to negotiate but you are losing around 15-25% of your coin budget if you don&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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