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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 1479510, member: 16948&quot;]Mark and Kasia, thank you for your kind comments!</p><p><br /></p><p>Camlov, first, these are not &quot;rules,&quot; they are suggestions or guidelines that will prove helpful to any collector attending a coin show.&nbsp; In my experience, the one that is probably not adhered to the most is that people constantly place all their bags and material on top of showcases and are oblivious that it blocks others from being able to see the material underneath their stuff.&nbsp; I just think that it is natural for people to place their materials on the table in front of them, but it really is something collectors should actively keep in mind when perusing a dealer&#039;s coin cases.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When this happens I kindly ask if they could move their belongings to the chair in front of them or I will even offer to place it by me behind the cases.&nbsp; When I am at a dealer&#039;s case looking at coins, if a chair is not available, I often place my bag or notebook on the floor in between my feet, or on top of my toes so I can feel if anyone might reach for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>And to respond to your question about which of the above bugs me the most, the following will answer your question and respond to Coin Geazer&#039;s post:</p><p><br /></p><p>CoinGeazer, remember, this is from a dealer&#039;s perspective; however, you miss my point.&nbsp; Not everything is negotiable.&nbsp; If you think that negotiating is &quot;always&quot; appropriate, then you will potentially risk the loss of what could be an important relationship with a dealer who may have just the material that you are looking for.&nbsp; There are some coins in my inventory where my price is firm and non-negotiable.&nbsp; If you ask for my best price and I tell you that my price is firm, then I prefer that you either accept that price or move on.&nbsp; If you continue to try and negotiate, this can sometimes appear as antagonistic, and that person may become someone who I will prefer not to do business with.&nbsp; To me, when someone keeps pushing, it appears as if they are challenging me, rather than simply negotiating.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have had people ask for my best price on a coin, which is fine, but when I tell them the price is firm, and they continued to try and negotiate, on top of giving me a lowball number which really irked me, it felt like they were acting like it was more of a game to them, so I ended any further negotiations.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom line is that it all depends on the individual attitude and &quot;style&quot; of negotiating, which I believe is more of an art and not a game.&nbsp; If you come across as playing a game, then for me, any negotiating is over.&nbsp; As the song goes, &quot;you gotta know when to hold um, know when to fold um, know when to walk away, and know when to run&quot;!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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