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I stopped in at a local coin shop...

vam44vam44 Posts: 291 ✭
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As I was perusing the inventory,the proprietor and his assistant start in about the "public" and how they are always trying to get a free appraisal.Then, he proceeds to pull from his case and "show" me a partial set of nice looking coins.A casual glance tells me they are probably worth more than his sticker price,so I prepare to ask his price.
Suddenly, he says they are for another customer who likes these coins,and he`s gonna offer them to him first.I ask him one more time as he PUTS THEM BACK IN THE DISPLAY CASE if he`s sure I can`t buy them and he again reassures me they are for his SPECIAL customer.
You gotta love coin dealers!image
A dealer once asked me if I noticed any three-legged buffalos on the bourse,to which I replied,"...no,but I saw alot of two-legged jackasses..."

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  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697 ✭
    That would be one less dealer that I would have anything to do with... image
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,607 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Was he wearing raggy clothes, and eating a cheeseburger? I think I know him.

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • vam44vam44 Posts: 291 ✭


    << <i>That would be one less dealer that I would have anything to do with... image >>



    No, I bought a few coins AFTER that and I will keep going back.imageAfter dealing with the pillars of the coin society like this one,image,I`ve learned to smile and let it go.There is always another diamond in the coal mine.imageimage
    A dealer once asked me if I noticed any three-legged buffalos on the bourse,to which I replied,"...no,but I saw alot of two-legged jackasses..."
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Vam, you are wise beyond your years.
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭


    << <i>Vam, you are wise beyond your years. >>




    Absolutely , Bear! Now that he knows you to be a buyer, rather than a window shopper, you will have greater access to the better coins. You may even become the SPECIAL customer of the future! image

    Those crusty ol'guys can be great sources once they know you will not waste their time "window shopping".
  • nuckleheadnucklehead Posts: 1,500 ✭
    Sounds to me like he was egging you on,being a total jerk.Nonetheless that'd be the last time he saw me.
    Friends are Gods way of apologizing for your relatives.
  • vam44vam44 Posts: 291 ✭
    He knows me already,he knows I buy and I pay HIS price.
    It just irks me that he has to sell it to someone else that most likely is less knowledgable than me.Alot of old-timers just can`t bring themselves to sell things to someone who knows more than themselves.I would`ve paid his price,I don`t chisel,who knows about the other SPECIAL buyer?image
    He`s done this stunt a couple times before, it just burns my britches.imageimage
    A dealer once asked me if I noticed any three-legged buffalos on the bourse,to which I replied,"...no,but I saw alot of two-legged jackasses..."
  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    Don't worry, vam44, if I pass on them I'll let you know so you can go back. image

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

  • maddogalemaddogale Posts: 859 ✭✭
    Vam, maybe someday you will have something in your collection that you "know" he wants or needs, then take it in the shop and show it to him. When he starts to salivate, and asks your price, tell him "It's for my special dealer to buy if he wants first.image
    "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, I won't be laid a hand on; I don't do these things to other people, I require the same from them."
  • 1956Quarter1956Quarter Posts: 400
    >>He`s done this stunt a couple times before, it just burns my britches. <<


    You should definitely tell HIM how you feel. Say something like "When am I going to be a "Special" customer? I spend a lot of money here and you tease me all the time and hurt my feelings when you do things like that, then tell me its for someone else. Either don't show me or offer them to me." Make sure you then leave without buying anything to make your point. Re-visit at a later date and see if things changed.

    If you don't see a change after that, then he doesn't care a darn about YOU, go find a different "Pillar".


  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    you need to ignore the coins he has put away...dont even look at them...thats sure to get his goat.
    image

    Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill

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