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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Longacre, post: 11705, member: 1048&quot;]Does anyone have any thoughts on the negotiating techniques that they use when making coin purchases or sales?&nbsp; This is the least enjoyable aspect of the hobby, in my opinion.&nbsp; For example, I was looking to sell a particular gold coin and I called a few local dealers.&nbsp; One offered a sight unseen price of $300.&nbsp; However, when I went there to sell it, he wanted to get into a long discussion on pricing, and he put it upon me to substantiate the $300 purchase price (the greysheets had a price for AU-50 and then AU-58 or MS-60 (can&#039;t remember), and my coin was AU-55).&nbsp; The $300 price that we discussed was at just above the AU-50 price, and substantially lower than the next grade level price.&nbsp; When he offered me $235, I decided to politely leave, only to be chased in the parking lot with his &quot;revised offer&quot; of $275.&nbsp; It was such a bush-league move that I didn&#039;t even consider his new offer.</p><p><br /></p><p>What experiences have you had with buying and selling?&nbsp; I usually like to start at the sheet prices, and then discount or add some percentage depending on whether I am buying or selling so that it is fair to all parties.&nbsp; Any thoughts/experiences?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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