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Message:: [QUOTE="warman, post: 6875, member: 678"]I guess for me, it is the past experiences one has that determine what he/she will do. For example, I went into my local coin dealer to buy some supplies and I brought som pre-1900 foreign coins that I acquired. I asked if he had a reference to find out what they were and the value of these coins. He handed the coins over to an older gent who worked there and said "he's the expert". The guy looked at the coins for 3 seconds (no exaggeration) and said "$50 bucks", "that's what we'll pay you for them here". I never said I wanted to sell (much less at the melt value-these are silver coins) and had no conversation about the coins - this was not what I considered to be a positive experience going to the dealer. Of course I must say I realize that they are trying to make a living at it which is difficult, but where is the passion about the beauty, rarity, etc. This is what I would have liked to hear, even if he was busy and said "you know, why don't you come back so we can take a closer look at those" or something to that effect. Isn't that how relationships begin with dealers/collectors? I think most don't care about that anymore. I've had a similar experience at another local shop where he pointed at a refence book and said that'll be $50. E-Bay is looking better all the time....[/QUOTE]