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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2350860, member: 15019"]I cherrypick and bottom-feed constantly, in fact that is pretty much all I do - because I mostly buy on eBay. My reasoning is that.. if you have the resources to sell something on the internet, you also have the resources to find out what it's worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I do pay full price when buying direct, such as from people on this or other forums or the occasional face-to-face opportunity, though in these situations it is on coins I am buying for myself, not for re-sale.</p><p><br /></p><p>I sometimes browse local garage sales and such, and over the years have come across some really low ball deals on coins and other items. I've always told them that it's worth more, and since I don't pay anywhere near full price for stuff I don't intend to keep, offer them a consignment deal. 90% of the time they run away once they realize it's worth more. And I walk away thinking yea, the money would have been nice, but my conscience is priceless.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: I was a scout as well, from age 10 to age 18 (1992-2000), then staffed at camp Keowa in NY (Ten Mile River camps) in the summers of 2002 and 2003.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2350860, member: 15019"]I cherrypick and bottom-feed constantly, in fact that is pretty much all I do - because I mostly buy on eBay. My reasoning is that.. if you have the resources to sell something on the internet, you also have the resources to find out what it's worth. But I do pay full price when buying direct, such as from people on this or other forums or the occasional face-to-face opportunity, though in these situations it is on coins I am buying for myself, not for re-sale. I sometimes browse local garage sales and such, and over the years have come across some really low ball deals on coins and other items. I've always told them that it's worth more, and since I don't pay anywhere near full price for stuff I don't intend to keep, offer them a consignment deal. 90% of the time they run away once they realize it's worth more. And I walk away thinking yea, the money would have been nice, but my conscience is priceless. PS: I was a scout as well, from age 10 to age 18 (1992-2000), then staffed at camp Keowa in NY (Ten Mile River camps) in the summers of 2002 and 2003.[/QUOTE]
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