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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1980212, member: 112"]It's an individuals choice of course, but to automatically pass by coins just because they don't have a price tag on them is kind of foolish. For how many were actually priced at less than you were willing to pay ? You'll never know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Far and away the most common practice I have ever seen is that dealers will put their own little code on the coin that tells them how much they paid for it. That way as the market changes they always know how much room they have to negotiate if somebody asks, and a lot do ask, or whether they need to just sell it and take the loss if the market has taken a downturn since they bought the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd estimate probably 7 or 8 out of 10 dealers do this. That's a huge percentage of coins to just walk by because they don't have a price tag on them. A lot of missed opportunities. But hey, if that's what ya prefer to do .....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1980212, member: 112"]It's an individuals choice of course, but to automatically pass by coins just because they don't have a price tag on them is kind of foolish. For how many were actually priced at less than you were willing to pay ? You'll never know. Far and away the most common practice I have ever seen is that dealers will put their own little code on the coin that tells them how much they paid for it. That way as the market changes they always know how much room they have to negotiate if somebody asks, and a lot do ask, or whether they need to just sell it and take the loss if the market has taken a downturn since they bought the coin. I'd estimate probably 7 or 8 out of 10 dealers do this. That's a huge percentage of coins to just walk by because they don't have a price tag on them. A lot of missed opportunities. But hey, if that's what ya prefer to do .....[/QUOTE]
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