How about the dealer reaching for the case behind the table and saying, "Bryan, I've been holding this for you
Mark Borckardt does this to me often. I think he gets a sick pleasure in seeing how dilirious he can get me, or seeing how wide of a smile I can stretch my mouth...
I only stop by his table just to say ``Hi.'' I don't expect to buy anything, but every now and then he pulls out something from the back and I just get weak-kneed.
Clankeye....you've got a really twisted mind.......................and I like that!
EVP...if you think that sort of thing makes you delirious, you ought to see what it does to your buddies when half way through a show you walk up with a really neat coin and tell them you just found it on the floor. I love doing that. I guess like Clankeye, I'm bit twisted too!
Gsaguy-- There is a great line in the play The Lion In Winter where Richard the Lionheart turns to Henry II and says "So the royal corkscrew finds me twisted does he?" Don't know what brings that to mind....
I shall now return to the serious mode that this fine thread by Coinguy1 deserves. And all kidding aside, Mark this has turned into a very good thread.
Since the subject of selling to dealers at shows has come up here, I would like to ask the quesiton. I've never tried to sell coins directly to dealers at shows.
What is the best protocol/approach for this? I can certainly see approaching a dealer you know and who is familiar to you, but what if you don't know anyone that well at a show? What is the best way to apprach a dealer, and handle the transaction? I would certainly appraoch the transaction with a good awareness of what I had, and what was a reasonable expectation for them price-wise.
I'd like to hear from you from the dealer's side, Mark, and from others who have had experience on both sides of this.
The last coin MarkB sold me I took around and showed it to a few friends as a trophy piece. It's ok, because I know that they appreciate seeing beautiful coins. It turns out that one of the dealers that I'm very friendly with had been looking (for his personal collection) for that date/mint with that degree of dripping originality and eye appeal that he told me that he hates me and threated my life. (He was kidding around...)
I could've made an instant profit of nearly 50%, but I opted to resist all offers. The coin is graded AU58 by PCGS, but several dealers (including one who specializes in that series) thinks it's probably an UNC. If it UNCs one day, it'll probably be MS62. In that case, I'm glad I kept the coin!
EVP....sounds like MarkB gave you a great deal on a great coin. You're lucky....and those that threatened your life may not have been kidding!
DPoole, I'd recommend anytime you wish to sell to a dealer to first start with dealer you know and trust and ask him straight away who is the strongest buyer of the type of material you're selling. He may not know the answer, but he may steer you away from someone that he knows would try to rip the coin. Thereafter, I'd look for someone that specializes in that particular type of material. He'll know the market, have ready customers, and if he's a market maker, he should do you right.
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GSAGUY
<< <i>"Bryan, I've been holding this for you!"!!!!! >>
Wow Bryan, depending on what it is he's "holding" could be scary.
Mark Borckardt does this to me often. I think he gets a sick pleasure in seeing how dilirious he can get me, or seeing how wide of a smile I can stretch my mouth...
I only stop by his table just to say ``Hi.'' I don't expect to buy anything, but every now and then he pulls out something from the back and I just get weak-kneed.
EVP
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
EVP...if you think that sort of thing makes you delirious, you ought to see what it does to your buddies when half way through a show you walk up with a really neat coin and tell them you just found it on the floor. I love doing that. I guess like Clankeye, I'm bit twisted too!
GSAGUY
There is a great line in the play The Lion In Winter where Richard the Lionheart turns to Henry II and says "So the royal corkscrew finds me twisted does he?"
Don't know what brings that to mind....
I shall now return to the serious mode that this fine thread by Coinguy1 deserves. And all kidding aside, Mark this has turned into a very good thread.
What is the best protocol/approach for this? I can certainly see approaching a dealer you know and who is familiar to you, but what if you don't know anyone that well at a show? What is the best way to apprach a dealer, and handle the transaction? I would certainly appraoch the transaction with a good awareness of what I had, and what was a reasonable expectation for them price-wise.
I'd like to hear from you from the dealer's side, Mark, and from others who have had experience on both sides of this.
Thanks!
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
The last coin MarkB sold me I took around and showed it to a few friends as a trophy piece. It's ok, because I know that they appreciate seeing beautiful coins. It turns out that one of the dealers that I'm very friendly with had been looking (for his personal collection) for that date/mint with that degree of dripping originality and eye appeal that he told me that he hates me and threated my life. (He was kidding around...)
I could've made an instant profit of nearly 50%, but I opted to resist all offers. The coin is graded AU58 by PCGS, but several dealers (including one who specializes in that series) thinks it's probably an UNC. If it UNCs one day, it'll probably be MS62. In that case, I'm glad I kept the coin!
EVP
How does one get a hater to stop hating?
I can be reached at evillageprowler@gmail.com
DPoole, I'd recommend anytime you wish to sell to a dealer to first start with dealer you know and trust and ask him straight away who is the strongest buyer of the type of material you're selling. He may not know the answer, but he may steer you away from someone that he knows would try to rip the coin. Thereafter, I'd look for someone that specializes in that particular type of material. He'll know the market, have ready customers, and if he's a market maker, he should do you right.
Hope that helps.
GSAGUY