Day In The Life Of A Coin Shop Owner
Choppy
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Wow, who knew that that the life of a coin shop owner was so intense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHaOMxc2m7g2
Choppy
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The first rule of video is audio.
Directional mics, please.
peacockcoins
Those guys are pretty nice. We went there a few years ago to buy a 2020 proof set and they gave my son 5 extra 2020 W reverse proof nickels.
Looking for a guy I know that went to work there, he used to come by the shop regularly, and we'd do some deals, I didnt see him in the video however.
A lot different then my day at work at the gun range ...
A lot less noise as well. 
Cheers, RickO
interesting video, are there many shops with so many employees?
God, no. He must do a lot of wholesale
I'm watching him fingerprint the hell out of those couple Morgans...
Click on this link to see my ebay listings.
Did business with his dad back in the day. Always fair. Nice to see a robust shop. Wow.
I guess job intensity is relative.
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
No offense to anyone associated with that shop, but I would be mad at the handling of those Morgans coming out of the Dansco.
You would be mad at 90% of shops.
That ain't no normal coin shop! US Coins is a beast!
Very cool video, it must be nice to be able to delegate.
Solo coin business owners do everything from buying to photography to social media to being a shipping clerk.
24/7
We're essentially a two man operation so I can relate. Ha
Oh, don't forget IT pro and webmaster.
RIP Mom- 1932-2012
A day in the life of a coin shop owner...
0330: Rise and shine
0335: Down a shot of Scotch
0345: First cup of coffee
0400: Read the market report
0405: Another shot after reading the market report
0410: S/S/S and shove off
0600: Arrive at coin shop
0605: Clear away the empty wine bottles so you can get to the door
0630: Make fresh pot of coffee
0631: Have another shot of Scotch while waiting for the coffee
0645 - 0855: Empty the safe into the displays
0900: Open for business
0905: Give a walk-in the bad news that the "coins" he purchased on the HSC are not worth the million dollars he was told
0906: Listen to the idiot go on about how coin dealers are just trying to screw him out of his treasures as he slams the door
0907: Another Scotch
Throughout the rest of the day you provide others with the bad news about their purchases but are fortunate to have a few regulars stop by and talk coins. Several make purchases and you spend the rest of the day filling want lists for other customers.
1800: Empty displays into the safe, turn out the lights, turn on the alarm, lock the door, wonder why in the hell you do this, and head home.
1945: Arrive home exhausted, throw some Ramen in a pot, light up a stogie and down a couple of more shots, eat Ramen, go to bed.
0330: Oy gevalt
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
"Solo coin business owners do everything from buying to photography to social media to being a shipping clerk"
exactly!
This video strikes me as being an audition tape for some kind of "Pawn Stars, But With Coins" reality show. Not a bad idea - I'd probably watch it. But they need to stop turning off the camera during the sale negotiations. The back and forth on price was part of the appeal of Pawn Stars, IMO. And they need to show more of the coins!
WE only have a tiny e-bay store (me & the Mrs)
Monday -8:30 wakeup, go to computer and place stock and commodity orders.
8:45- Eat a Banana
8;55 - Eat some cheerios
9:00 Check on my partner - just getting up.
9:01-9.25 Reading news/ checking what's happening around the world, checking to see if any of my markets
need to be changed.
9:30 -Watching the opening ... see if anything executed-checking to see if my hedges are good. Cancelling orders.
9:45 Checking to see if my partner is up. If the light is on in the bathroom then she's almost ready for breakfast.
10:00 make sure I had enough water.
10:15- Breakfast for the MRS.
10:30 She wants to know if i had breakfast?
!0:45 nothing I need to do so Il take a shower.
11:00 The mrs is going to the post office to mail a letter.
11:15 I'm back at the computer.
!!:30 Mrs returns...went to the ATM after the PO.
11;50 I ask what's for dinner? She says I didn't have time to plan it out.
12:00-2:30 The Mrs is checking her e-mail and explains she has hundreds of unread e-mails. I explain my system... DELETE ALL. She refuses to follow my lead. After a few hours I show up and ask her what we had for lunch? She asks, "what time is it?"
I explain almost supper time. She doesn't think that's funny. I ask if we have any peanut butter and water? She's unsure whether we have any water left? One step above the prisons.
I then go on to ask if she took anything out for dinner? I sense we're ordering take out?
3:30 -I give her the half hour warning.... WE will leave the apt at 4:00 for a walk.
4:00 Leave the apt. Arrive back at 5:00.
5:00 I'm now really hungry,, go over to refrigerator then the freezer trying to decide if I should eat ice cream for dinner. She doesn't think that's funny either.
5:15 I order take in and ask her if she would put a few coins on E_bay. She says, "now? It's late. I'll put them on in the morning. I tell her Tuesday she sleeps in so she might wish to start now.
7:00 food has been delivered, we've eaten so she retires to her computer to put on the listings.
9:00 I ask what's she's doing? She says I didn't like the scans so I'm playing around with them. Perfectionists sometime have a problem with scans. I tell her to show me the scans. I say they're fine ... just list the coins.
9:30 The coins are up... she tells me she needs a nap before bedtime.
But first.. she wants to know if I want any ice cream?
11;00 she's ready for bed.. It's not as easy running a store as people believe.
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