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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RaceBannon, post: 929366, member: 25357&quot;]I said 15-20%, looking at it from the collector&#039;s point of view.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I agree, there are too many factors to arbitrarily assign a number that fits all situations.&nbsp; How much overhead does the dealer have?&nbsp; Does he work out of a shop, or sell exclusively from home?&nbsp; Does he have to pay employees?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He probably makes more percentage wise on lower end items, but if he&#039;s making 50% on a $10 sale, that isn&#039;t a whole lot to hang your hat on.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Personalities and individual&#039;s levels of education in the hobby are involved as well.&nbsp; If some guy off the street comes in, a dealer may not give him the same deal he would a regular customer who spends a lot of money in the shop.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So if I were a dealer, I would think the average profit I would need to stay in business and feed my family would probably be closer to 30-40%.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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