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<p>[QUOTE="JPeace$, post: 1981009, member: 42727"]It's natural that people want different experiences when attending these shows. There are those who are there to buy, not shop, thus they want info prominently displayed so they can make quick decisions and move on. There are others who seem to bring their entire library of coin books and "camp" at a dealers table browsing through his/her endless supply of raw coins in 2x2's. Some don't want to interact with the dealer, some do. Some want to be treated like royalty.</p><p> </p><p>I can relate to many of the comments, on both sides of the discussion. I've had good experiences interacting with the dealer and some not so good. I have not attended any big shows, but just local/regional.</p><p> </p><p>However, if I am treated well (my opinion alone), than I will return to that dealer to conduct more business.</p><p> </p><p>I think the analogy to car buying is apt. Prior to the TPG's, you really needed to be educated prior to purchasing coins. Now you can buy TPG slabbed coins while you learn the series with a much smaller downside.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JPeace$, post: 1981009, member: 42727"]It's natural that people want different experiences when attending these shows. There are those who are there to buy, not shop, thus they want info prominently displayed so they can make quick decisions and move on. There are others who seem to bring their entire library of coin books and "camp" at a dealers table browsing through his/her endless supply of raw coins in 2x2's. Some don't want to interact with the dealer, some do. Some want to be treated like royalty. I can relate to many of the comments, on both sides of the discussion. I've had good experiences interacting with the dealer and some not so good. I have not attended any big shows, but just local/regional. However, if I am treated well (my opinion alone), than I will return to that dealer to conduct more business. I think the analogy to car buying is apt. Prior to the TPG's, you really needed to be educated prior to purchasing coins. Now you can buy TPG slabbed coins while you learn the series with a much smaller downside.[/QUOTE]
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