KY3 Springfield, MO...Springfield coin store closes its doors after 20 years of business
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Listen to the heartfelt story of owner James Kelley Eddington in the video link.
Anyone know this gentleman?
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - R&K Coins on Sunshine St. in Springfield is closing its doors after being in business for the last 20 years.
Despite staying open throughout the pandemic, owner James Kelley Eddington says that because of health issues, he’s no longer able to run the store.
“It’s disappointing," Eddington says. "I took a lot of pride in my place.”
Eddington says one of they key players in running this business was his brother, who recently had a stroke and has been hospitalized since.
“He hasn’t been able to go home for three months and they’re saying he may never go home," Eddington says. "I can’t run this place anymore. It’s just too much for me.”
All of the coins from his store are now being sold in online auctions. Mike Easterly owns Easterly Auction Co. and says the coin business has been focusing more on online sales recently.
“You go to a live auction and look around, you’re gonna find that probably 50-55 is your youngest people there buying," Easterly says. "We’re trying to get the younger generation involved in auctions.”
They’re planning to hold about eight online auctions over the course of the next few months to get rid of the rest of the inventory in the store. Eddington says about 90% of his customers are in that 50 and up age group and because of the coronavirus, they haven’t been coming into his shop as much.
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https://www.ky3.com/2020/10/28/springfield-coin-store-closes-its-doors-after-20-years-of-business/
Comments
Sad story... One less shop....And it sounds like it was a good place too. Cheers, RickO
Anyone got a link to where their doing auctions?
"They're selling them on ebay cheaper than I can buy it from them." I think this is one of the key takeaways as well. I assume he's referring to some of the larger retailers.
www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/5691/easterly-auction-company/ I looked they have some really nice coins, sorry to hear about the store closing, looks like a place I could have done business with. 15% buyer's premium auction starts in November
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Sounds like they had a good run, sorry it came to an end. Online selling is the dominant model now.
The noted collector interest age bracket is concerning.