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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 702347, member: 2972&quot;]Granted, it was a rather leading question.... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" 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>However, I don&#039;t dislike or &quot;distaste&quot; hagglers.&nbsp;&nbsp; To the contrary, I ask for better prices on every coin I buy.&nbsp; So please don&#039;t presume you know my intent.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, there are some downsides to excessive haggling which some inexperienced collectors may not understand and my question was trying to bring to light.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line:&nbsp; Asking for &quot;your best price&quot; or &quot;my price&quot; will not cause any problems, but if you haggle beyond that don&#039;t expect a shot at the good stuff.&nbsp; If you collect common stuff, available at any dealer&#039;s table, it may not be that big of a deal, but when you&#039;re talking about more esoteric/rare coins it becomes much more important.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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