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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2486410, member: 71723&quot;]That&#039;s a neat but sad story. We tend to be prisoners of our expectations built on our previous experiences. I have a similar bad reaction to large auctions and their overhead costs because I live where wonderful fresh numismatic material is offered nearly weekly by Mom and Pop small auction companies, some of which not only have a zero buyer&#039;s premium (although that&#039;s fairly rapidly disappearing), but they even serve cheap and nourishing food. Sure, the auctioneer wears a cowboy hat and might smell a little funny because he was &quot;up close and personal&quot; auctioning livestock a few hours earlier, but hey, it works to the benefit of my wallet. Some of these auctions are so &quot;backwoods&quot;, I&#039;d never be able to find them without a mapping app. But I have to print it out before I leave, because there&#039;s NO Internet or cell signal there.</p><p><br /></p><p>Before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, the regular daily rate at the ANA is gonna be 8 bucks, with 2 bucks off if you have the coupon. That&#039;s $2 higher than last year, but matches the March Dallas rate. Join the ANA, you cheap buggers, and get in free. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>EVERYONE gets in free on Saturday, but some of the bigger dealers probably will have departed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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