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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mitchell, post: 9614, member: 989&quot;]When I go to my local dealer, I take the prices that are on the coins, and most are marked, as what he wants to sell them for.&nbsp; I have never taken the blue book or red book in with me and bickered over price or condition.&nbsp; Should I?</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed a guy last week doing just that, on a quarter.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t get to hear the conversation as I came in on the tail end of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>How should the buying process go?&nbsp; Should I walk in with the book and start bickering over mint state condition?&nbsp; Is that normal?&nbsp; Or should I go in with an idea, and having researched what I will pay, which is what I always do?</p><p><br /></p><p>It would seem that if I wanted a 1880 CC Morgan and was not prepared to pay his asking price, he either lowers the price, sweetens the deal, or loses the sale.&nbsp; I like my local dealer, and do not want to insult him or wear out my welcome.&nbsp; But I also want to get a good coin for a good price, and get it from him.&nbsp; There have been times when I left without buying because of the price.&nbsp; I have never been much of a &quot;bickerer&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I think here, I can get a buyer and sellers perspective.</p><p><br /></p><p>How should the process go?</p><p><br /></p><p>tia[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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