NOT tooting my own horn, but...

joeykoins

Hi guys,
This is going to be an odd thread.
Was visiting my favorite LCS yesterday. Me and the owner has a fabulous relationship with each other.
Been a customer for quite sometime now.
She allows me to search through all her inventory. Her knowing I search for varieties. She even let's me go behind the counter. lol. I already told her, that if I ever should come across something BIG, I would tell her.
So, while rummaging through some Buffalo nickels, searching for mainly "2 Feather" varieties. I shockingly, came across the world famous,
"3 Legged!" YES! 1937d, in about a G6.
Probably still worth around $400-$500?
Without even hesitating, I told the owner, "Hey, did you know there was a 3 Legged Buffalo in your inventory rolls?"
She was very surprised more than me. Lol.
She thanked me deeply.
Just posting this to ask the question.
Do you guys have this kind of relationship with your dealers?
Thanks

hfjacinto

When I was looking for notes, my dealer gave a box with thousands of notes told me to look through them, I spent several hours and found a few that he sold below greensheet as he acquired the box from a collection and offered $1000 uncounted. He had over $2000 in $100 that he deposited, a few $50 and hundreds of raggity $1 , but he had a few NA and Hawaii notes, I picked up those. Not a bad deal for $1000. I ended up organizing everything. For a few weeks you would get Silver Certificates as change.

TPRC

I do. Full reign and I also help out and attribute and price coins on occasion. In return, they are very good to me.

Mr_Spud

I used to have that kind of relationship with a bunch of dealers back when I lived in Charlotte, but not out here in California where I live now. That’s because my wife was the Secretary of the Charlotte Coin Club and she was in charge of a bunch of things for the coin shows the club hosted. The dealers treated us like we were dealers and they gave us wholesale pricing and they used to let us cherry pick their inventories. We used to buy a lot of coins both for our long term private collections and also to sell on eBay and Overstock.com. Most of the coins we bought for our long term collections were purchased from the profits we made reselling the ones we sold. It was great.

But out here in California, I’m just a regular customer and don’t get that kind of favored treatment.

erwindoc

So what's the end of the story on the 37D? Did you get it at a discount or what?

joeykoins

@erwindoc said:
So what's the end of the story on the 37D? Did you get it at a discount or what?

No, Just handed it over to the owner.
Asking for a discount to purchase didn't even cross my mind.
I'd rather have a graded one, anyway.

milbroco

I do. He has a Coin and Baseball card shop. I take things all the time to put on ebay for him. He does not keep track of anything. I would say, John I think this will sell good on ebay and he just says....ok take it. I research the past sales and we decide on a starting point. After it sells, I deduct all the fees and then he gives me a sales commission. I have a book I keep with anything I take from him and that list is good enough.

Stingray63

There is one dealer I know who will pull boxes from the back and leave me to go thru them on my own but I have never been behind the counter.

ricko

I wish there was a coin shop or two in this area. Certainly would enjoy building a relationship such as described above. Cheers, RickO

BryceM

There are a few dealers who let me go through their boxes unsupervised. I consider it to be quite a privilege. Of course, I’m liable to find things to purchase, so it works out for them too.

ernie11

A couple times when I was young, I corrected dealers on obvious mistakes on minor coins. One dealer had a 1931-D Mercury Dime priced at 70 cents. Another dealer had a 1970-S proof set, but it was a small date.

jesbroken

asheland

The shop I work at, we have select customers (friends) that we allow the same privileges. Many of you on here would be welcome in my shop the same.

We have some great people we see regularly and enjoy their visits! 👍