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<p>[QUOTE="rodeoclown, post: 1336572, member: 34005"]How did you get this knowledge on how it was priced? Did this come from the pawn shop owner or worker themselves? Was it just a guess?</p><p><br /></p><p>Most pawn shops I know buy an item, then mark up the price to make profit, just like any dealer would. If he bought the coin himself for $20, the price they have listed isn't a bad deal. Remember, pawn shops take risks with the stuff they buy, it can either sell fast or sit for a very long time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unless that coin has been sitting there for a long time and he just now wants to get rid of it, you likely won't get much haggling out of him likely. You can tell him you'll buy from eBay all day long, he'll probably tell you it's fine with him, his price stands. I'd say pawn shops likely only take the time to discuss prices on higher ticket items, fetching higher dollar amounts, not $30 dollar coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's my 2 cents at least.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rodeoclown, post: 1336572, member: 34005"]How did you get this knowledge on how it was priced? Did this come from the pawn shop owner or worker themselves? Was it just a guess? Most pawn shops I know buy an item, then mark up the price to make profit, just like any dealer would. If he bought the coin himself for $20, the price they have listed isn't a bad deal. Remember, pawn shops take risks with the stuff they buy, it can either sell fast or sit for a very long time. Unless that coin has been sitting there for a long time and he just now wants to get rid of it, you likely won't get much haggling out of him likely. You can tell him you'll buy from eBay all day long, he'll probably tell you it's fine with him, his price stands. I'd say pawn shops likely only take the time to discuss prices on higher ticket items, fetching higher dollar amounts, not $30 dollar coins. That's my 2 cents at least.[/QUOTE]
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