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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Santinidollar, post: 2342860, member: 75866&quot;]Here is a coin shop I go to in my area:</p><p>1. Well organized and clean with nice display cases.</p><p>2. Friendly, knowledgeable owner concerned about my collecting interests.</p><p>3. Willing to negotiate sensibly (meaning I have to have sensible expectations). His prices are fair to begin with.</p><p>4. Willing to keep an eye out for a particular coin for me and follow up with contact if he gets it.</p><p>5. Enjoys just talking about the hobby, from which I can learn a lot.</p><p>6. If the store burned down, I would cry and offer to help the owner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin shop in the area that I had the misfortune of going into once, and hopefully the only time. </p><p>1. Owner is in desperate need of a personality transplant and remedial manners.</p><p>2. Ten years worth of price guides strewn out on the floor. Dust guarantees that if you don&#039;t buy a coin, you will still get a free hay fever attack.</p><p>3. Virtually everything kept in a safe, virtually nothing on display. </p><p>4. I can &quot;check back&quot; to see if he comes across a coin I&#039;m interested in.</p><p>5. Can&#039;t properly service a new customer because he&#039;s holding court with a bunch of old cronies who voice their opinions (unsolicited) about the customer&#039;s interests.</p><p>6. If the store burned down, I would hope that no firefighters were injured.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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