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<p>[QUOTE="Old Error Guy, post: 1980805, member: 66552"]I'm totally with the OP. Maybe it has to do with what I mostly collect, which is errors. To begin with they are generally priced with a dartboard and we have no real wholesale and retail for any of the coins. This is unfortunate. I dare say that most error coins sold by dealers which do not specialize in them are overpriced by a factor of two or three if not more. I don't want to waste the dealers time or mine and I know that trying to negotiate a price when something is that far out of line is a waste of breath.</p><p><br /></p><p>For much of the time when I was seriously collecting, I was very fortunate to work with a dealer who would always let me know what his buy back price was. I always considered this "rental" in case I wanted to move on later. This guy died owning a Rolls, so treating people like this can be profitable!</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm the type that is not comfortable negotiating and would rather see a price and decide if the coin was worth it an could I afford it. I don't think I'm alone.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Old Error Guy, post: 1980805, member: 66552"]I'm totally with the OP. Maybe it has to do with what I mostly collect, which is errors. To begin with they are generally priced with a dartboard and we have no real wholesale and retail for any of the coins. This is unfortunate. I dare say that most error coins sold by dealers which do not specialize in them are overpriced by a factor of two or three if not more. I don't want to waste the dealers time or mine and I know that trying to negotiate a price when something is that far out of line is a waste of breath. For much of the time when I was seriously collecting, I was very fortunate to work with a dealer who would always let me know what his buy back price was. I always considered this "rental" in case I wanted to move on later. This guy died owning a Rolls, so treating people like this can be profitable! I'm the type that is not comfortable negotiating and would rather see a price and decide if the coin was worth it an could I afford it. I don't think I'm alone.[/QUOTE]
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