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 Posted 07/28/2013  8:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add westcoin to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
atchisonbj - that dealer is the "right stuff" dealer and one to deal with!
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013!
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 Posted 07/29/2013  03:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Demarco Bishopp to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I've never actually been to a coin show but as a consumer I will only deal with a crap seller if I have no other choice. If a seller has something that I really want then I put up with all kinds of crap. Stupid of me really.
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 Posted 07/29/2013  11:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gallienus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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there was a Dealer at the Early American Copper Societies show


It's my belief that specialists in Early American coppers do behave this way. I learned this after I left collecting USA coinage and unfortunately after I tried for several years to acquire a nice 1794 cent.

Also I think that a higher percentage of dealers in foreign coins [which I collect instead of US] tend to be more attentive to collector requests. I guess it's the industry aspect: foreign coins are much cheaper and they have to be more careful in building clientel?
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 Posted 08/01/2013  5:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jmkendall to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very Well said Atchisonbj!
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 Posted 08/04/2013  11:03 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Isos to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Most coin dealers I've met seem fairly generous with their knowledge. The customers twice my age do get a bit more attention (I'm currently 23), but I fully understand how a $1000+ sale trumps my $50. I try to respect their time as much as possible.

Nothing is as bad as when I was shopping for cars though at age 18 though. I had cash in hand, but nobody would give me the time of day. I finally got my parents to come just so it looked like they were paying [:S].
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 Posted 08/05/2013  07:21 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Demarco Bishopp to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
@ Isos

I know what you mean, except I was shopping for a new car when I was 24. I wandered into an Audi garage and the three salesmen barely reacted to me being there. I had a quick look around and then wandered out. That pretty much puts Audi on my do-not-buy list. I'll buy from people who at least respect me as a potential customer.
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 Posted 08/06/2013  12:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Isos to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

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I know what you mean, except I was shopping for a new car when I was 24. I wandered into an Audi garage and the three salesmen barely reacted to me being there. I had a quick look around and then wandered out. That pretty much puts Audi on my do-not-buy list. I'll buy from people who at least respect me as a potential customer.


I guess a lot of kids are just interested in a free test drive of a nice car. Sometimes I've wished I could flash a "yes-I'm-serious-and-have-enough-money" license. A lot of nicer restaurants and bars will serve me last because they assume I'll tip poorly anyway.

Oh well, it's very shortsighted for any brand or business to have this attitude. Regardless, the 24-year-olds of today will be the primary consumers of tomorrow. This is especially true for a hobby like coin collecting which needs intergenerational interest to continue. It left a lasting impression on me at age 10 when a dealer helped me pick my first Morgan dollar.
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