>>24190431
I used to pickup mint product at a good price, Marine Dollars, and other Armed forces commeratives that were packaged by the mint. I'd go into the coin store and low ball it and the guy would usually sell it to me. Or if it was the right price I'd just pay for it at the marked price.
a rule I learned about coin dealers: a dealer will test you and see what you know. If they offer you a good price when you ask for a lower price they may NEVER give you another good price if you don't take the price for the item they quoted.
another rule: never ask for a price if you aren't going to really buy the item.
When they give a good price and you had asked for a lower price, buy it at that good price.
NEVER ask to handle product that you have no intention of buying. Dealers at coin shows don't like that. They'll think you're trying to steal from them, or that your a pest.
They are there to make money, not show you rare coins that you aren't ever going to purchase.
oh, and one other thing: buy low and sell high.
and don't offer to pay a low price that is too low. If you make an offer make it a reasonable offer. the margins can be thin on these items.
sometimes they want to liquidate product because they have their eye on a lot that someone offered them and they need cash to make the purchase.