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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Sims, post: 1985036, member: 59688&quot;]I was at a coin show in Livermore, CA yesterday and at a dealers table looking at some coins I heard a fellow club member practically yelling at the man standing between us. After a few moments when I understood why my friend was so upset I had to back him up. The man between us had told my friend who was looking at some Barber halves the dealer next to the one I was visiting had in his case told him ANOTHER dealer across the room had better coins and he should go take a look at them. My friend came unglued. He told the man that it was rude, inappropriate and downright disrespectful to the dealer in front of them for him to even suggest such a thing while he was looking at this dealers&#039; coins. Why would he want to send a potential customer of this dealer to someone else and deny him a possible sale. The guy was clueless, he thought he had done nothing wrong by suggesting my friend go and look at another dealers coins while my friend was trying to do business with the dealer they were in front of.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been to many major coin shows and local coin club held shows and the two most important things I have found as a shopper is be polite and patient. Dealers do take notice of that and if I decide to purchase a coin or coins from them more often than not I do not have to ask if they can give me a break on the price. When I hand them the coin/coins I want to buy they always give a discount.&nbsp; Never push your way in to see a dealers wares. You do nothing but irritate the persons you shove out of the way and the dealer sees a very rude individual who they may think is going to be just as rude with them. Do not stand in front of a dealers table and block others from gaining access to their display cases.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not buy coins through eBay, too impersonal. I want to interact with the person I am buying coin(s) from. I do business with several dealers online through their web sites or in person at coin shows. I will actually call them to buy a coin listed on their web site. It gives me a chance to chat with them and they like to be able to get to know a little about me and what I collect. Building a personal relationship with them is beneficial for both of us.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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