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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 3429685, member: 15588&quot;]I <i>completely agree</i> with this and at coin shows I avoid booths that do not display prices as though they crawled with high levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria. I&#039;ve wasted more time at these booths than I care to relate. Usually the dealer has to grab a price book, a book of codes, or on occasion even ask a colleague how they would price the coin I&#039;m asking about. 90% of the time I find the prices too high and I wonder if the price was inflated simply because I showed an interest. After I refuse the price, the dealer and I realize that we just wasted considerable time and come out frustrated with each other. I don&#039;t think I&#039;ve ever actually purchased a coin at a booth that didn&#039;t display prices because it drives me absolutely crazy and makes me want to chew on metal and kick trees. Plus it just wastes time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Referring to other comments in this thread, of course I get that not displaying prices is convenient for the dealer, but as a buyer with limited time on my hands I <b><i>simply don&#039;t, or shouldn&#039;t, care</i></b>. I would never buy anything or let down my critical thinking guard on a purchase based on the seller&#039;s convenience, because that will almost never work to my advantage. Not only that, not displaying prices puts the dealer at a significant advantage because, as already suggested above, you have to ask to see the coin, which shows that you&#039;re interested and a dealer can gauge enthusiasm level without a baseline commitment and price accordingly. In this way the practice even comes across as manipulative and arrogant. Though displaying prices does seem annoying and time consuming, that has nothing to do with me the buyer and I have considerable doubts that it has ever saved me money. If dealers mark up their coin prices because it takes longer to price them, then I will detect the price difference and simply find someone else offering a lower - and fully displayed - price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, there are always a very high percentage of dealers who <i>do</i> manage to price their coins at shows. So how do they do it? I <i>always</i> find these dealers easier to deal with and they almost exclusively get my business. Such dealers have the customer&#039;s convenience in mind and make buying much easier and enjoyable by not wasting my time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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