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Message:: [QUOTE="Ethan, post: 2139009, member: 68800"]Well for example I had someone that knows I like coins come to me yesterday with a family members box that they wanted to know about. They knew I knew something about coins. So I saw it and was like wow, a 2012 14 piece silver proof set. I have been wanting one for a while. He was thinking $30-$40. I said no way, this is the rare one so to speak of the last 25 years. I guessed $100-$125. I quickly looked online and told him I was off, it was more near $135 or so. I told him I would give him $125 or thereabouts for it. He said he would ask his sister. Well later on I realized I had quoted the non-silver set. We had agreed on $135. I told him later that I would have to give him $150 as I was wrong. Why? Well he makes 3X the money I do, has no worries monetarily, but it would have been wrong. I think I got a good deal at $150 and he got over $100 more than he thought.  I could have just offered him $75 and he would have took it. I just can not do that unless $75 is all I was willing to pay. Still - he had no clue, yet he knew I was honest and would give a fair price and that I did. I hate yards sales....some folks will just talk you down so they win and they will try to get stuff even though what you are asking is still a deal. That is why my wife doesn't want me at the next one as I tend to tell those types of folks that the price just went up for them.[/QUOTE]