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<p>[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2680590, member: 34882"]Many dealers are unfortunately rude, sleazy or some combination of both. I used to laugh how lambasted those 'we buy gold guys' get in threads when many 'coin dealers' operate with not much better ethics but seemingly get a pass. Many so called 'dealers' don't care one iota about building a long term relationship and prefer to make a quick buck by ripping someone off when selling something or buying from someone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not to say there aren't some decent folk, but even then I've seen a dealer that always treated me decently and I had respected majorly rip off others when dealing with them. So while one guy may be a crook to you, that same guy may be another persons go to guy. I think more collectors should take to heart the advice I read when I first starting frequenting the forums. Which was to not only buy coins as part of the collecting experience but also try to sell some once in awhile. This allows one to get a feel for what that part of the experience is like and I think if many collectors did they'd probably have an eye opening experience.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Blissskr, post: 2680590, member: 34882"]Many dealers are unfortunately rude, sleazy or some combination of both. I used to laugh how lambasted those 'we buy gold guys' get in threads when many 'coin dealers' operate with not much better ethics but seemingly get a pass. Many so called 'dealers' don't care one iota about building a long term relationship and prefer to make a quick buck by ripping someone off when selling something or buying from someone. Not to say there aren't some decent folk, but even then I've seen a dealer that always treated me decently and I had respected majorly rip off others when dealing with them. So while one guy may be a crook to you, that same guy may be another persons go to guy. I think more collectors should take to heart the advice I read when I first starting frequenting the forums. Which was to not only buy coins as part of the collecting experience but also try to sell some once in awhile. This allows one to get a feel for what that part of the experience is like and I think if many collectors did they'd probably have an eye opening experience.[/QUOTE]
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