Thought I was "Mr. Oh-so-clever" when a dealer accepted in trade a $ 3500 commem I had bought from him at full value against a $9500 coin I needed for my set. About a month later I realized the coin I bought had been offered to me for 4K a month before, by another dealer, in a lower grade slab. Crackout guy....1. Over-eager collector who needs a registry coin... 0
The first dealer that befriended me and was cool to me handed me a raw draped bust dollar to examine at a big show. I promptly proceeded to drop it about 3 feet to the hard cement floor.
Finding my 1893-S dollar I'd had for 30 years had an added mintmark. OUCH!
Mine was not returning a tooled 1856-S half dollar in supposedly VF condition even though i hated it from the moment i saw it. It still irritates me to no end when i look at it..I think someday soon i may give it away so it won't piss me off any more. I have kept it for thirty years--too embarassing to try to show it to anyone to try to sell it.
I bought a pile of silver rounds (on eBay) and at least one roll turned out to have images of a topless woman. So now I can't sell them on eBay because they're porn.
I look back and remember cleaning pennies with vinegar with my Mom. The time spent with my mom was great, it's the looking back now knowing i was dipping pennies that's embarrassing.
Winner of the "You Suck!" award March 17, 2010 by LanLord, doh, 123cents and Bear.
Ya, the first day i tried selling a coin on the forum was embarrassing too. I get a million remarks and advice on where to sell my coin. I was a newbie what can i say!
Winner of the "You Suck!" award March 17, 2010 by LanLord, doh, 123cents and Bear.
<< <i>I suspect it will be more embarrassing that you revived a 4 year old thread just to tell this tale! >>
It came to mind as we spoke on the phone earlier today and I was preoccupied for one moment not giving her my full undivided attention, when she asked if I was buffing the slab again
I was going to post a new thread but saw this "most embarrassing moment" already existed. For the record she's never thought much of my hobby and always considered it a step above a heroin or gambling addiction. Early on when we where dating I was asked if I ever took Playboy into the bathroom, hence auction catalogs soon became classified as coin porn!
To Err Is Human.... To Collect Err's Is Just Too Much Darn Tootin Fun!
As a 5th grader way back in 1965 I was sent to the principals office for hustling my classmates. I was buying all old silver, and Buffalo Nickels from my classmates for a few extra pennies with money I earned from my paper route. The powers-to-be were not very happy with me and made me feel bad for taking advantage of my fellow classmates. My Buffalo Nickel collection was the only set I ever had that was better than my Dads....and this was why.
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The first dealer that befriended me and was cool to me handed me a raw draped bust dollar to examine at a big show. I promptly proceeded to drop it about 3 feet to the hard cement floor.
You are the poster boy for the grading services!
Mine was not returning a tooled 1856-S half dollar in supposedly VF condition even though i hated it from the moment i saw it. It still irritates me to no end when i look at it..I think someday soon i may give it away so it won't piss me off any more. I have kept it for thirty years--too embarassing to try to show it to anyone to try to sell it.
I had just squeezed a big goop of white plastic polish on the slab and was armed with a washcloth and paper towels...
when I was caught in the act of polishing the scratches out of a slab by the then Mrs. Broadstruck
It was a total George Costanza moment, as all I could say was Honey I'm just buffing the slab!
<< <i>I couldn't sleep and jumped out of bed to photograph some coins to list on EBay.
I had just squeezed a big goop of white plastic polish on the slab and was armed with a washcloth and paper towels...
when I was caught in the act of polishing the scratches out of a slab by the then Mrs. Broadstruck
It was a total George Costanza moment, as all I could say was Honey I'm just buffing the slab!
HAHA, now that is good.
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<< <i>I couldn't sleep and jumped out of bed to photograph some coins to list on EBay.
I had just squeezed a big goop of white plastic polish on the slab and was armed with a washcloth and paper towels...
when I was caught in the act of polishing the scratches out of a slab by the then Mrs. Broadstruck
A washcloth AND paper towels? Sounds like you had a big job on your hands, Broadstruck!
<< <i>I couldn't sleep and jumped out of bed to photograph some coins to list on EBay.
I had just squeezed a big goop of white plastic polish on the slab and was armed with a washcloth and paper towels...
when I was caught in the act of polishing the scratches out of a slab by the then Mrs. Broadstruck
It was a total George Costanza moment, as all I could say was Honey I'm just buffing the slab!
I suspect it will be more embarrassing that you revived a 4 year old thread just to tell this tale!
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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<< <i>I post on the open forum! I know embarrassment. Embarrassment is a friend of mine...
Welcome aboard BigGreek. >>
In retrospect this post is just lacking smoething important;
<< <i>I suspect it will be more embarrassing that you revived a 4 year old thread just to tell this tale!
It came to mind as we spoke on the phone earlier today and I was preoccupied for one moment not giving her my full undivided attention, when she asked if I was buffing the slab again
I was going to post a new thread but saw this "most embarrassing moment" already existed. For the record she's never thought much of my hobby and always considered it a step above a heroin or gambling addiction. Early on when we where dating I was asked if I ever took Playboy into the bathroom, hence auction catalogs soon became classified as coin porn!