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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 2001311, member: 24633"]When I was actively buying European medals, there were three sellers in France that I used quite often during a 5-year period (at least 2-3 times a month.) There can be many benefits to this: > If one of the sellers listed an auction item for which there were no bids, I could make them an offer which was either accepted or negotiated. On one occasion, a Parisian seller notified me that he had just posted 60+ new listings and asked if there were any that interested me. I gave him a list of 44 items, we negotiated a bulk price, and he pulled all of the listings. > It's not unusual to receive a "heads-up" like the one above. > Even if a listing had a BIN, I was often able to negotiate a lower price because I was always dependable when it came to prompt payment. > Because I was known to them, I was able to negotiate good deals for friends of mine who wanted one of their listings. > I would exchange Christmas cards with these sellers, and they always enclosed a small gift of appreciation for my business. Chris[/QUOTE]