Brett BOGUS

ARCO

I have seen Brett Bogus advertise in many coin periodicals. Anybody deal with him?

Now I know nothing about him and am not knocking what could be a fine reputation or person, but his ads just bust me up! LOL
In every ad he is standing there posing with a bunch a slabbed coins spead out like cards in his hand with an index finger perfectly positioned pointing to the nearest slab.

I guess I just envision the late 80's hype that went on touting coins as "investments" that could earn you 20%, 30% or more per year.

you would think that he could pick a last name for business that would inspire a little trust.

Tyler

Brett if your lurking here, just having a little fun!

monsterman

i know just what you mean......mr bogus lives not far from me and i know him personally.....while i have never evr asked him about that i thought of it....however i quickly recalled a pepsi salesman who serviced my stores several years back .........he was a nice young guy about 30.......we did our business and he handed me his card and said if i can ever help you ....call me........i looked down to read his name............his last name was hitler.............i said geeez ....ah .......mmmmm ....let me ask you a question .....why havent you changed your last name????

he said " because you will never forget me "........about 4 years later and a million deals ....i had a pepsi problem............i just called pepsi and asked ......is hitler still working there?????...she said yes i`ll put you through..........never would i have ever remembered his name if it wasnt hitler


maybe bogus is the same thing

ttyl
gregg

lathmach

Monsterman, your story reminds me of a guy that went to see a Judge for a name change.
The Judge told him changing his name was pretty serious business and he wouldn't just do that because someone didn't like their name. He said he would consider it if he felt the person had a really good reason, though.
So the Judge asked the fella what his name was. The guy replied, Joe Sh*thead.
Well, the judge had himself a good laugh, then told the man he'd allow a name change and asked him what he'd like his name to be.
The fella said, Frank Sh*thead, your honor.

Ray

mnmcoin

lathmach---that is the funniest joke I have ever heard, i am still laughing, and crying as well, what a great fricken joke.

mo <><

dorkkarl

you bet i have. and meeting the poor slob in person is as hilarious as his ads. he's about 4 feet tall and wide as a doorway, and walks funny too. his "bogus" ads have been a source of derision around our club for years.

in the same vein, but WAY funnier are the "julian leidman" ads. "who am i?" who cares??? and the guy is a walking and talking caricature of his adds to. does have some stunning coins though, if you ever see him at a show.

K S

dorkkarl

BTW, note to bogus and liedman - all in fun, dudes, all in fun. but seriously, GET A NEW MARKETING STRATEGY.

Strat

I've often wondered about Mr. Bogus, finding the connotation of his name and the fact he sells gold coins to be quite ironic. Doesn't his ads also show an email address of coinmaven? Hmmm....a bogus coin maven! Speaking of funny names, dorkkarl, I've always felt odd addressing you as 'dork'.

dorkkarl

yeeeaaaaah, but here's the scoop. i admit to being a dork. has bogus ever admitted to being bogus???

LanLord

Sometimes an off the wall name can help you be remembered, sometimes you will be remembered but not for the right reason. I used to work for a high tech VAR, we dealt with a guy (sold a lot of equipment to him) his name was Mike Hunt (think about a receptionist and an over head page informing someone that Mike Hunt is on the phone). Anyway, I no longer remember anything about him, but I'll never forget his name.

Strat

Ah, the infamous Mike Hunt. I've had many laughs at "his" expense, ROFLMAO!

agentjim007

Bret Bogus use to work for Universal coin. He would call me all the time because he knew I liked type II $20's and that was their speciality. I did buy one that I sold for a nice profit years later. Right about the time Bret Bogus left Universal I received a letter from Universal saying that an employee of theirs had just quit working there and had taking a client list with him. Asked me either to not do business with any former Universal employee or to let them know if I was contacted by any former employee, don't remember exactly its been a long time. I was never told it was Bret Bogus and am not saying it was, but the timing is a fact he left about the same time this happened. I always thought it could of been him.

TheNumish

Brett Bogus used to have ads that said,"Brett Bogus--He'll make you money!" Jay Leno showed the ad in one of his routines. Brett was very proud of it and even mentioned "As seen on Jay Leno" in his ads.

baccaruda

lathmach -

that reminds me of another story...

the "Washington Bullets" some time ago were looking to change their name. They no longer wanted a name synonymous with gangs, violence and murder. So they decided to change their name to just "Bullets".

TheNumish

Good one Bac-
I'm originally from DC and have to agree. Now it's the Washington Wizzards. Some of them really think they are. Wave the magic pen, sign the bill and everything is fixed.

baccaruda

thanks,

BTW got that 51 proof CAM Jeff - I'll send you a scan.

oreville

Wow....we almost started talking about Type II Liberty $20's!

One orf the most underappreciated areas in all of coins!

One of my favorites!

Just try to find a PCGS or NGCor even ICG MS-65 type II Liberty Twenty! I didn't say BUY IT......just FIND ONE! I won't have to leave the light on for you!

BlueCole

going back to unique names--you can't beat them. I'll bet you can count on one finger the number of guys named Blue. . . . .

B.

LanLord

<< <i>going back to unique names--you can't beat them. I'll bet you can count on one finger the number of guys named Blue. . . . . B. >>

Vida Blue and Blue Moon Odom pitched for the Oakland A's back in the 70s, and Don Blue is a DJ out here.