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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”?