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Originally Posted by JollyElm
2. You have to know (and more importantly, accept) that there is no way in high heck you can expect to get an even swap. Dealers are trying to make money, so you have to know the negotiations won't be like dealing with a fellow collector where you both get the 'same' value back. They want to sell and make a profit at the show (and the shows that follow). They need to get the (way) better end of any deal.
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True. Among the things I traded away this past year in deals with dealers at shows and at shops were a Chrome Ohtani RC PSA 10, and a Trout Update PSA 9. I cringe to think of the actual percentage value I was given on them in trade, but I didn't care. I wanted vintage and came away with Mantle and Mays cards, so it was worth it to me.