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I once left a CoinFest show feeling guilty. I entered a garage elevator en route to my car, and already inside was Laura Sperber. So I asked, "Are you Laura Sperber?" I saw at once that I was scaring the daylights out of her; she nervously said "No", and I nervously said, "I just wanted to say that I enjoy her comments in the chatrooms." She then said yes, and I stepped out, saying, "I'll catch the next one." I wonder if she remembers. Probably not.

On the plus side, I did meet Tom B at a Coinfest. Also got a few green beans at CoinFest as CAC was on site running a promotion.

Whit

@Walkerfan said:

I don’t sell a lot these days, but when I do, I like to sell to serious collectors and not other dealers. I’m not responsible for their bottom line. Especially, when they’re looking for a 50% to 100% profit margin.

The example that still bothers me is when I sold a nice duplicate tough date large cent to a major EAC dealer. He examined it multiple times with different magnifiers, checked several different guides, consulted his helper, and chiseled me down to the last nickel, taking nearly 15 minutes, to where I was not going to go any lower and was ready to leave. He finally pulled the trigger and wrote me a check.
I saw him again a few weeks later and he had the coin marked up >3x what he paid for it.

Good morning, a teller asked me if I wanted this note with my rolls yesterday.

I once saved $25,000 by stating simply “I’m going to buy this coin anyway but can you do anything on the price”?

Howdy stranger! > @ifthevamzarockin said:

Dang! Everyone is in jail.

Sherriff is getting cranky..................

I'm not a fan of haggling. I'll play or pass as a buyer, and I'll quote you my price as a seller. If someone is buying or selling a bunch of things, sure, Ia discount could be reasonable. Selling a bunch of things at once is always nice. But I'm not going to argue with you for a one-off sale or purchase.

I actually made someone an offer on eBay just yesterday, for the first time probably in several years. The seller on eBay bought something at Stack's, then marked it up 4x, and now it's 2 years later and they're still trying to find a buyer. And the slab has a big crack in it now, that wasn't there in the Stack's listing. I offered them 2x of what they paid to Stack's, and I thought that was generous. They disagreed. Maybe I'll try them again if they still don't have a buyer after another couple of years.

Welcome back!!

P.S. - Why is everyone in the slammer? I must have missed the melee.