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Originally Posted by ClementeFanOh
To Tony Gordon, et al-
I am amazed (but not surprised) by your attitude. A potential customer-
someone who could BUY from you in addition to asking to trade- is a
"waste of time"? Hmmm...think I found a problem. Judging a card(s)
before you have even seen it, and telling the holder which words to use
(don't use the word "trade"?) Think I found a second problem...
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My attitude is based on my experience. I set up at card shows most every weekend and in my experience the folks that want to trade are almost never good customers. The good customers are the ones that offer cash, not trade. I have a large following at my local shows, no shortage of customers. Thankfully success as a dealer is not even remotely based on whether the dealer accepts trade or not. In my 40 years of setting up at card shows, I found that success comes from inventory and pricing, not trades. Now, more than ever, I turn people away who offer trades and am having a banner year. You can dismiss my advice all you want but if you really want to trade and have a good item, you need to avoid the word "trade" because 9 times out of 10, in my experience, when someone asks me to trade, they are offering me five beat up and water-logged Jim Bunnings for a clean Koufax rookie. You can smell the mold on the Bunnings when they pull them out. No thanks.