Hypothetical: Buy the coin or the dealer?
DMWJR
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Which one do you take home and put in the safe deposit box?
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DMWJR
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Which one do you take home and put in the safe deposit box?
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I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
<< <i>Which one do you take home and put in the safe deposit box? >>
I'd take home the coin. The dealer would only critisize my collection as being low quality widgets. Besides, after being stuck in my safe deposit box for a few days, he'd start to smell pretty bad.
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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www.pinnacle-rarities.com katy!!
www.coinraritiesonline.com dave!!
www.waynehenderon.com wayne!! this might not be the exactly correct website
wei. t chang wei!! i do not know his website
www.brianwagnerrarecoins.com brian!! this might not be the exact correct website
all the BETTER!! oh yes!!
Consequently I end up buying the coin nearly all the time.
I would buy the coin AND the dealer if possible. I love buying from a dealer who is tougher than myself (this usually means less informed such as selling BU $5 Indians as AU because the cheek is flat). And the flip side, I try to totally avoid those who grade loosely. No sense in wasting time sending stuff back from someone who has different standards than yourself. I can't tell you how many times the first experience with a new "major" dealer is an eye opener. Try as you might to hope for the best, it just doesn't seem to pan out. It's sort of like hoping the key lot in the next auction is the coin you've been searching for. Then once you see it, you realize it's a pig in the poke and not the exquisite gem as described in the writeup.
Looks like it.
Coin for me.
Ken
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<< <i>A good dealer can hook you up with multiple good coins, .... >>
Agreed, but at the end of the day you will have to live with the coin.
I forgot what other thread prompted me to start this one, but it had to do with blindly following a dealer and buying what they throw at you. Some people don't want to tell their favorite dealer "No, thanks" for various reasons like the fact that the dealer may not choose to call them first on the next good coin that comes in.
It's a judgment call, but I think in the end you better make sure you bought the coin.