Tales From The Flea Market

So I set up to sell at the flea market yesterday and I had brought 2 coins with me to sell because I had upgraded and needed to free up some cash (I don't normally sell coins).

A guy comes by and looks at my coins, one is an ANACS MS63 Morgan. He quickly glances at it and puts it down. He pulls out his greysheet and then offers me $20 under my asking price. He tells me he is a dealer and he has to make money and HIS GREYSHEET prices only apply to PCGS and NGC slabs. Not my problem. I asked him to look at the coin and did he notice that the reverse was semi-PL but hits on the obverse held it back to 63? He immediately dimissed the comments and said ANACS cant be trusted to be acurate. I said on Morgans, they are the best and I even mentioned John Roberts. He did not care.

He picks up a raw 1909-S and I could tell he wanted it. I graded it possibly a little agressively at F-12 and priced it at $99 (starting point). He tells me it is G4 at best and asked me how I graded it. I told him I used ANA Grading Standards photo grading book. He says, you cant use that and I HAVE to use PCGS Photograde only! He then tells me that grading standards change and ANA standards dont apply anymore. He offered $75 and I held firm at $80. No sale.

Thanks, just had to share.