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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 994328, member: 57463&quot;]It depends on who you are.&nbsp; While I am a strong advocate of laissez faire, I am no merchant, at least not in the ordinary sense.&nbsp; I sell my work.&nbsp; Rather than trading in old things, I create new ones.&nbsp; When I buy and sell, it is a customer of a merchant, so I always pay retail and sell wholesale.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Generally speaking, coins hold their values way more than books.&nbsp; No one wants books. How many coin dealers specialize in literature?&nbsp; Lake, Kolbe, a few others.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Collectors pay dealers exorbitant prices for rarities, but the reverse is seldom true.&nbsp; I spent a couple of years researching medieval France for a Celator article and for that, I bought the 3-volume set in medieval French coinage by Poey d&#039;Avant. The dealer was happy to let me have it for $300.&nbsp; I placed the article.&nbsp; I don&#039;t need the books.&nbsp; Apparently, neither does the dealer: he would not even make me an offer on them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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