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<p>[QUOTE="clembo, post: 506129, member: 8033"]It is the collector's responsibility to be infomred isn't it? Isn't this what we do a lot of on the forum every day.</p><p>There is a simple way to not get ripped off Elaine. Just say no.</p><p><br /></p><p>A knoweledgeable collector will get better prices. Greysheet helps. My boss frequently shows customers the greysheet numbers so they can decide. I would certainly not call that dishonest.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to Greysheet we use computers at work - A LOT. My boss is older and computer illiterate but he's no fool. We have two computers and two employees that know how to use them. This is part of what he pays us for - this is also overhead.</p><p>We are constantly looking up realized prices from several sources. Some of these sources require subscription fees as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>In other words dealers have a lot of hidden costs as well if they want to be successful. It's way more than Greysheet.</p><p><br /></p><p>If we didn't have dealers the hobby would die. Sure some are crooked but the vast majority are not. They keep the hobby alive by supplying for the demand and sharing knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some don't realize this but step BEHIND the counter for a while and it becomes clear very quickly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="clembo, post: 506129, member: 8033"]It is the collector's responsibility to be infomred isn't it? Isn't this what we do a lot of on the forum every day. There is a simple way to not get ripped off Elaine. Just say no. A knoweledgeable collector will get better prices. Greysheet helps. My boss frequently shows customers the greysheet numbers so they can decide. I would certainly not call that dishonest. In addition to Greysheet we use computers at work - A LOT. My boss is older and computer illiterate but he's no fool. We have two computers and two employees that know how to use them. This is part of what he pays us for - this is also overhead. We are constantly looking up realized prices from several sources. Some of these sources require subscription fees as well. In other words dealers have a lot of hidden costs as well if they want to be successful. It's way more than Greysheet. If we didn't have dealers the hobby would die. Sure some are crooked but the vast majority are not. They keep the hobby alive by supplying for the demand and sharing knowledge. Some don't realize this but step BEHIND the counter for a while and it becomes clear very quickly.[/QUOTE]
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