Please balance this numismatic equation....

I'd say C there's good and bad on both sides balancing things out.

 

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How are greed and cheapness different from one another? The goal is the same.

 

I cannot answer the question as the values of the dealer and the customer are in a constant state of flux,therefore the only correct answer can be no answer at all.

What I'm trying to say is that some customers are cheap and some are exorbitant when they find an Item they want,the spot where the wallet opens or does not is different for every customer, The same can be said of dealers,their are those who want to get rich off every sale and those who you wonder how they make any money at all,and everything in between!

the different types of customers
#1 The customer who walks up and see's something they want and says I'll take that without knowing the price(rare but out there)

#2 The customer who walks up and looks at coins ,then when seeing something they want checks the price(common)

#3 The customer who approaches the table looks at the prices first then examines the cheapest products on the table and complains about the high prices

#4 the "customer" who walks up,not intending to buy anything at all but does intend for the dealer to tell him/her everything there is to know about coins in the next hour.

#5 The "I've got 5 of these at home" customer seems to just look over the inventory telling everyone that will listen about every coin he has ever owned or thought he might have owned,often found telling stories about the high dollar stuff he/she has lost,or been taken advantage of by a dealer and sold cheap. Has an opinion on everything on the table but never buys anything.

Different Dealers

#1 The dealer who lays down his stuff and expects everyone to flock to the table and pay exorbitant prices for everything,and they should hurry cause he wants to go do something else.

#2 The helpful dealer who will let you look without interupting,but is there to discuss any questions or prices on an item,willing to deal a little,and makes many good sales.

#3 The carnival barker dealer who shouts at passing potential customers and won't let a person examine a coin without telling them all about it and building up the merits of a so/so coin while jostling the buyer so he can't examine the item clearly.Tries to make everything into a sob story on how he's loosing money on the deal.

#4 The quiet dealer who dosent talk to the customers or even acknowledge their exsistence,usually behind the table talking with another dealer,and doesn't have time to make a sale.

#5 The popular dealer,this guy is the one that is giving out freebies to kids,making good solid sales with adults and is always busy with a line of customers,usually is moving relatively cheaper coins and easy to get stuff.

 

(Greed of dealers) >> (Cheapness of collectors)

a) >>

Not all collectors are cheap, but all dealers are Certainly GREEDY!!! MHAHAHA

 

C

and I can picture a person for every one of playinfun's post