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<p>[QUOTE="illini420, post: 702212, member: 19423"]I pretty much did the same thing when I was getting started, and continue to do the same thing with dealers who I haven't done much business with in the past. </p><p> </p><p>Now, when I'm looking to buy from a dealer that I trust and who I have made purchases from in the past, I just ask for the dealer's best price and if I like the price I pay it; otherwise, no big deal and I don't buy the coin. No haggling involved and makes things pretty easy. </p><p> </p><p>Of course other times I have seen coins listed on dealer websites that I just had to have!!!! So a quick phone call or email to them telling them I want it at their price is made to ensure that no one else scoops up the coin at full price while I'm trying to haggle. I learned that lesson hard one time (and that's all it took) when there was a coin that I really really wanted and instead of saying I'd buy it, I asked the dealer via email if they would take an offer of a little less... of course, the reply to me was that it had been sold to someone who was willing to pay more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="illini420, post: 702212, member: 19423"]I pretty much did the same thing when I was getting started, and continue to do the same thing with dealers who I haven't done much business with in the past. Now, when I'm looking to buy from a dealer that I trust and who I have made purchases from in the past, I just ask for the dealer's best price and if I like the price I pay it; otherwise, no big deal and I don't buy the coin. No haggling involved and makes things pretty easy. Of course other times I have seen coins listed on dealer websites that I just had to have!!!! So a quick phone call or email to them telling them I want it at their price is made to ensure that no one else scoops up the coin at full price while I'm trying to haggle. I learned that lesson hard one time (and that's all it took) when there was a coin that I really really wanted and instead of saying I'd buy it, I asked the dealer via email if they would take an offer of a little less... of course, the reply to me was that it had been sold to someone who was willing to pay more.[/QUOTE]
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