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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1480264, member: 31533"]Charmy, I actually "used" your suggestions for going to my first major show. It helped me a lot. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I still "negotiate". I've learned it never hurts to figure out what "your" price for something is and find out if the dealer is able to work with you on it. If not, and "your" price and the dealers is still too far apart, then walking works for me. If it's close or if I don't mind paying a bit of a premium, so to speak, then I'll get it anyways. Occasionally, some dealer will state a price and I won't negotiate, as I think it's very fair and picking on a few dollars could spoil it. But that's not too often.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've learned that sometimes, it's still in a dealer's interest to unload a coin, even if he's not getting "full" price --- rather than hold out for someone who will pay that full price.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are so many people in this world who will never buy things at full price, if at all possible (excluding regulated items/services). And they still manage to get what they desire in life. They bring a huge amount of money into the stream, as they do like to buy. I've found that if one dealer (coin, car, store) or more says no and turns them down, they generally don't have to resort to paying full price. They find someone who is able to satisfy them and their price points.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1480264, member: 31533"]Charmy, I actually "used" your suggestions for going to my first major show. It helped me a lot. But I still "negotiate". I've learned it never hurts to figure out what "your" price for something is and find out if the dealer is able to work with you on it. If not, and "your" price and the dealers is still too far apart, then walking works for me. If it's close or if I don't mind paying a bit of a premium, so to speak, then I'll get it anyways. Occasionally, some dealer will state a price and I won't negotiate, as I think it's very fair and picking on a few dollars could spoil it. But that's not too often. I've learned that sometimes, it's still in a dealer's interest to unload a coin, even if he's not getting "full" price --- rather than hold out for someone who will pay that full price. There are so many people in this world who will never buy things at full price, if at all possible (excluding regulated items/services). And they still manage to get what they desire in life. They bring a huge amount of money into the stream, as they do like to buy. I've found that if one dealer (coin, car, store) or more says no and turns them down, they generally don't have to resort to paying full price. They find someone who is able to satisfy them and their price points.[/QUOTE]
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