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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Long Beard, post: 26209636, member: 108674&quot;]Going back to sometime in the early &#039;80&#039;s I&#039;ve attended both PAN shows each year, and several others over such time like Gettysburg, Baltimore, Louiville and Spartburg/Greenville. When the ease and convenience of buying online arose and competition increased dramatically many collectors, particulary those entering the hobby after the 1990&#039;s, assume that coin show prices should be comparable to what they are accustom to. Making matters worse, and what I&#039;ve witnessed first hand on multiple occassions, is when a buyer bluntly states &quot;I can find it cheaper on EBAY.&quot; or something similar. I can think of few things which anger a dealer more, again which I&#039;ve personally witnessed. Not thinking of the costs the dealer has to incur or his/her time, some travelling 500 miles or more. </p><p><br /></p><p>With this said, I&#039;ve always approached each venue with the mindset of where I wished to be on certain coins I&#039;m interested in and what I&#039;d be comftable spending on those I may find unintentionally. If not within my range I move on. I don&#039;t haggle in the slightest. Where I make out is when I&#039;m looking at two or more coins from the same dealer. The price per coin then drops, usually without a mention on their part. Second, as for those I&#039;ve passed on, in the future I have contacted them or shopped their store/web-site and received a much better deal than at the show. Again, without haggling. </p><p><br /></p><p>Staying on topic, what are some of the over priced coins. Anything being offered at 100% over fair market value. And yes, there are many. Especially modern bullion. In these cases it&#039;s simply best to walk away.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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