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Message:: [QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4534319, member: 110350"]But what about the point people have made that it's necessary for many dealers to maintain a brick and mortar presence because it facilitates their being able to buy coins from people looking to sell their own or a relative's collection?  Apparently there's a view that an Internet-only presence makes it more difficult to build inventory.  Even a big operation like Heritage maintains street-level showrooms not only at their headquarters in Dallas, but in Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Palm Beach, Chicago, New York City, and London -- not to sell, but to buy inventory.  A few years ago, I consigned some memorabilia of minor value compared to what Heritage usually deals with (< $10,000; not coins) to them for auction, and it made things a whole lot easier to have a place where I could make an appointment to bring it in person than if I'd had to ship it off to Dallas! Same thing with the coins and medals I sold to Stack's Bowers during the same period.  During the times I've been there, I was able to see that they get visits all the time from people looking to sell or consign their coins.[/QUOTE]