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<p>[QUOTE="beef1020, post: 1214014, member: 24544"]Funny story, I went to the last Whitman show in Baltimore and knew a certain out of state dealer would be at the show. I have been checking his price lists for a while and had picked out 3 or 4 coins of his that I was interested in buying. Not only were his prices reasonable, but he has a guide to buying coins on his website that seemed really down to earth, it included advice like get to know a dealer and if you don't like the way you are being treated don't do business with them. As it turns, as I am talking to the dealer about the coins I am interested in he just does not give me the time of day, seems completely uninterested and unfriendly. So I took his advice right over to another dealer I have a good relationship with.</p><p><br /></p><p>I gather some dealers do most of their business with either other dealers, or high dollar collectors they have a long relationship with. For these guys, I just figure their attitude reflects the fact that I will not bring in enough revenue for them to bother too much with, and I take my money elsewhere.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="beef1020, post: 1214014, member: 24544"]Funny story, I went to the last Whitman show in Baltimore and knew a certain out of state dealer would be at the show. I have been checking his price lists for a while and had picked out 3 or 4 coins of his that I was interested in buying. Not only were his prices reasonable, but he has a guide to buying coins on his website that seemed really down to earth, it included advice like get to know a dealer and if you don't like the way you are being treated don't do business with them. As it turns, as I am talking to the dealer about the coins I am interested in he just does not give me the time of day, seems completely uninterested and unfriendly. So I took his advice right over to another dealer I have a good relationship with. I gather some dealers do most of their business with either other dealers, or high dollar collectors they have a long relationship with. For these guys, I just figure their attitude reflects the fact that I will not bring in enough revenue for them to bother too much with, and I take my money elsewhere.[/QUOTE]
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