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<p>[QUOTE="aubade21, post: 1660511, member: 44104"]<font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">Interesting. I keep trying to come up with reasons as to why a dealer 1. Would not know the basic value of</font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">a common proof set 2. Wouldn’t reference some sort of price guide before paying 3. Not know about the option of breaking up a set. </font></span></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">Here is what it reminds me of:</font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">We have a few smaller shows in our area where tables are cheap and you get a decent amount of collectors (versus dealers) that exhibit their coins. </font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">A lot of these guys have 9-5 jobs in other professions and just enjoy showing off what they have once or twice a year. The big draw is just being around other people with the same passion as their own. Generally these are folks that are not as well versed in many aspects of coinage, especially when compared to a dealer that does this for a living. And because of that, I think they sometimes think as collectors and not dealers in regards to the prices they are willing to pay. </font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri"> I keep thinking that the guy you are talking about fits into that group. He probably just buys coins he likes and doesn't worry too much about making a profit on every deal. </font></span></font></p><p><font size="3"><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Calibri">Of course, I could be completely wrong. But it is just what came to mind when I read your post. </font></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="aubade21, post: 1660511, member: 44104"][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Interesting. I keep trying to come up with reasons as to why a dealer 1. Would not know the basic value of[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]a common proof set 2. Wouldn’t reference some sort of price guide before paying 3. Not know about the option of breaking up a set. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Here is what it reminds me of:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]We have a few smaller shows in our area where tables are cheap and you get a decent amount of collectors (versus dealers) that exhibit their coins. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]A lot of these guys have 9-5 jobs in other professions and just enjoy showing off what they have once or twice a year. The big draw is just being around other people with the same passion as their own. Generally these are folks that are not as well versed in many aspects of coinage, especially when compared to a dealer that does this for a living. And because of that, I think they sometimes think as collectors and not dealers in regards to the prices they are willing to pay. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri] I keep thinking that the guy you are talking about fits into that group. He probably just buys coins he likes and doesn't worry too much about making a profit on every deal. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Of course, I could be completely wrong. But it is just what came to mind when I read your post. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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