<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges!
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges! >>
I agree ... it's funny how civility is so rare amongst some populations.
Numismatist Ordinaire See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
I can't speak about the larger/est shows, but in my experience there are a good number of "dealers" at the medium sized show I frequent who make no real effort to sell their coins/move inventory. It's as if they are content paying their table/show fees just to display their coins. These guys are easy to spot, as I recognize the same coins with the same PQ+/price stickers, over and over again.
<< <i><< Make your best and final offer like Rick does on Pawn Stars. >> Start with an insult?
You have to admit that Rick doesn't low ball every time don't you? I've seen some very strong,almost unbelievable, offers from Rick. >>
Perhaps, but 27K for 4 handcolored Warhol shoes/Putti/Cat images from about 1959? Agreed it is fiction but stupid nonetheless. I saw the Warhol images the night one of our own was on. I try not to look at any TV!
<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges! >>
I agree ... it's funny how civility is so rare amongst some populations. >>
Boldface added
In fairness to many potential collector/buyers, there are quite a few dealers out there who have never read that classic coin dealer self-help book "How to Be Your Own Best Customer".
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Geo. Orwell
<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges! >>
I agree ... it's funny how civility is so rare amongst some populations. >>
Boldface added
In fairness to many potential collector/buyers, there are quite a few dealers out there who have never read that classic coin dealer self-help book "How to Be Your Own Best Customer". >>
Mite be worthwhile to leave a copy on their table!
For a coin that may be available, within the next year, sure--just pass.
But I could imagine several varieties in the CBH series that are so scarce, it might demand a price in the next published grade. And if it had not sold publically in several years, the guides could be totally off.
The OP says I like it, but the price just seems too high. How high is too high for an 1807 CBH Bearded Goddess in PCGS AU 53?
That's probably the only come-back I would actually say, depending on my read on how the dealer would take it. Otherwise, it's a simple, "OK. Thanks" and move on. Perhaps I'd make note and see what he says 6 months later about the same coin.
Gotta go with the "walk away" crowd. The likelihood that I am going to be able to get that dealer on that coin to adjust his price to my liking is slim to none. It's his/her piece and they can ask whatever they wish for it, so I am not offended. In those instances, I assume the dealer either sized me up (incorrectly ) as someone without expertise/experience or perhaps it's a newp and he's fishing a bit for someone to overpay. In either case, it's a waste of my time to haggle and there are far too many options available for me to spend my hard earned $$ on. Simply move on.
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<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges!
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges! >>
I agree ... it's funny how civility is so rare amongst some populations.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
There's always another coin out there that you will be able to buy.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
<< <i>Make your best and final offer like Rick does on Pawn Stars. >>
Start with an insult?
Eric
If it was generic stuff, walk away.
Start with an insult?
You have to admit that Rick doesn't lowball every time don't you? I've seen some very strong,almost unbelievable, offers from Rick.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
<< <i><< Make your best and final offer like Rick does on Pawn Stars. >>
Start with an insult?
You have to admit that Rick doesn't low ball every time don't you? I've seen some very strong,almost unbelievable, offers from Rick. >>
Perhaps, but 27K for 4 handcolored Warhol shoes/Putti/Cat images from about 1959? Agreed it is fiction but stupid nonetheless. I saw the Warhol images the night one of our own was on. I try not to look at any TV!
Eric
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<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges! >>
I agree ... it's funny how civility is so rare amongst some populations. >>
Boldface added
In fairness to many potential collector/buyers, there are quite a few dealers out there who have never read that classic coin dealer self-help book "How to Be Your Own Best Customer".
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<< <i>If I don't like the coin and the price, I pass politely.
I don't have time to jerk around and I wouldn't get much satisfaction from a witty retort (well, sometimes). Plus you never know if this same seller might have something good and priced right in the future, so IMO it is just good business (or good collecting as the case may be) not to burn bridges. >>
Great response---don't burn your bridges! >>
I agree ... it's funny how civility is so rare amongst some populations. >>
Boldface added
In fairness to many potential collector/buyers, there are quite a few dealers out there who have never read that classic coin dealer self-help book "How to Be Your Own Best Customer".
Mite be worthwhile to leave a copy on their table!
<< <i> Same as with any other coin. I'd buy it if I like the coin at the price, pass if we're not close, and counteroffer if we are. >>
I tried to say that in relation to being on the same sheet of music, but you put it so simple I had to add :
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"You ask to see the coin and you look at it and like it, and you ask the price. The dealer then looks at it and quotes you a price..... "
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But I could imagine several varieties in the CBH series that are so scarce, it might demand a price in the next published grade. And if it had not sold publically in several years, the guides could be totally off.
The OP says I like it, but the price just seems too high. How high is too high for an 1807 CBH Bearded Goddess in PCGS AU 53?
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
<< <i>Choke on my hotdog >>
Only if I can add real hot mustard first!!
<< <i>3) I have a ton into this one >>
OK. Well, I don't want to be buried even worse.
That's probably the only come-back I would actually say, depending on my read on how the dealer would take it. Otherwise, it's a simple, "OK. Thanks" and move on. Perhaps I'd make note and see what he says 6 months later about the same coin.
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