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Why $2,000 minimum BUY threshold by dealers at LB Show?

1st_Place1st_Place Posts: 24 ✭✭✭
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Why $2,000 minimum BUY threshold by dealers at LB Show? The dealer advertising that he buys at the coin show, says (because of tax laws) that he isn't allowed to purchase coins valued under $2,000. I assume that's in total, if more than one coin. I've never heard of this rule. Is this an actual tax related law?

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,009 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have dealers limited to buying coins only at a show after the sales tax people came into the show and clamped down on those dealers who didn’t have a resale number. Maybe this is to prevent dealer to dealer transactions below $2,000.

    I take “LB” means Long Beach. It’s not good to use acronyms when others don’t know them. If so, this does not bode well for the future of the show.

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