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<p>[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1515886, member: 30574"]Well, actually I do believe it is a bit out of line, because I have always figured the price someone paid for a coin is irrelevant. It is just how much the coin is worth. He has no more of an obligation to pass on his good fortune, if he got the coin cheap, than he does to over charge you if he paid too much.</p><p><br /></p><p>But more important than that, with that approach, I think the seller will just dig his heels in because you ticked him off, and you will not walk away with the coin at a good price. Since has a Best Offer option, you can start there and play the game. It may be a PITA, but it is called "the art of the deal" not "the science of the deal"</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was in retail sales, my best deals were to people I liked and to people who wore me down. After spending some time with a customer, it was like, I spent too much time with this guy to walk away with nothing, and if he was a pleasant chap, it made it much easier to do the deal he wanted. Someone who tried to bottom line me, right out of the box, usually did not get the best price possible[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mikem2000, post: 1515886, member: 30574"]Well, actually I do believe it is a bit out of line, because I have always figured the price someone paid for a coin is irrelevant. It is just how much the coin is worth. He has no more of an obligation to pass on his good fortune, if he got the coin cheap, than he does to over charge you if he paid too much. But more important than that, with that approach, I think the seller will just dig his heels in because you ticked him off, and you will not walk away with the coin at a good price. Since has a Best Offer option, you can start there and play the game. It may be a PITA, but it is called "the art of the deal" not "the science of the deal" When I was in retail sales, my best deals were to people I liked and to people who wore me down. After spending some time with a customer, it was like, I spent too much time with this guy to walk away with nothing, and if he was a pleasant chap, it made it much easier to do the deal he wanted. Someone who tried to bottom line me, right out of the box, usually did not get the best price possible[/QUOTE]
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