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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1348382, member: 31533"]Jason, </p><p><br /></p><p>It well may be that this gentleman, who is knowledgeable about numismatics, will indeed be upset that you are 'intruding' on his territory. But I think the thing to remember is that although the knowledge is priceless, he will most likely not share with you for a long time, if at all. You will continue to have to learn from others and from books, and seminars. I would not expect that you would think a competitor (and previously single top dog of the coin world in your area) will be giving you helpful info if that is going to lose him business. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that you should be cordial to him, not be to "forthcoming" on your opinions yet, as you have a lot to learn, and just go about trying to gain customers from the pawn shops, etc. It is probably going to eventually come down to whether the pawn shops want to deal with him or you, and business is business. If he is actually losing due to you, he may come back by upping his prices to the pawn dealers. But that doesn't mean you have to do that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Take care, I wish you well, and a drama free coin selling life. Continue to use Coin Talk. We all are here for you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1348382, member: 31533"]Jason, It well may be that this gentleman, who is knowledgeable about numismatics, will indeed be upset that you are 'intruding' on his territory. But I think the thing to remember is that although the knowledge is priceless, he will most likely not share with you for a long time, if at all. You will continue to have to learn from others and from books, and seminars. I would not expect that you would think a competitor (and previously single top dog of the coin world in your area) will be giving you helpful info if that is going to lose him business. I think that you should be cordial to him, not be to "forthcoming" on your opinions yet, as you have a lot to learn, and just go about trying to gain customers from the pawn shops, etc. It is probably going to eventually come down to whether the pawn shops want to deal with him or you, and business is business. If he is actually losing due to you, he may come back by upping his prices to the pawn dealers. But that doesn't mean you have to do that. Take care, I wish you well, and a drama free coin selling life. Continue to use Coin Talk. We all are here for you.[/QUOTE]
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