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I'm not a fan of haggling. I'll play or pass as a buyer, and I'll quote you my price as a seller. If someone is buying or selling a bunch of things, sure, Ia discount could be reasonable. Selling a bunch of things at once is always nice. But I'm not going to argue with you for a one-off sale or purchase.

I actually made someone an offer on eBay just yesterday, for the first time probably in several years. The seller on eBay bought something at Stack's, then marked it up 4x, and now it's 2 years later and they're still trying to find a buyer. And the slab has a big crack in it now, that wasn't there in the Stack's listing. I offered them 2x of what they paid to Stack's, and I thought that was generous. They disagreed. Maybe I'll try them again if they still don't have a buyer after another couple of years.

As a seller, most dealers break out the grey sheet. Most of my collection are varieties and or nicely toned coins, which I find hard to sell to dealers over grey sheet, who do not specialize in such. There are occasions though that deals can be made. I have had a couple of collectors, who were gawking when my coins are out on the table in my transport/storage trays, approach me after I leave a dealers table and make a sale. Negotiating and persistence can pay off.

1952 Roadmaster Riviera