Too busy to sell me one of two proof sets?
ccex
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There's a coin shop a few miles from my house which I have driven by several times before.
Today (my birthday, actually) I spent the morning under my car trying to tie up its mangled exhaust system which I dragged home last night. While waiting at the muffler shop, I walked to the coin shop, hoping to treat myself to something.
Since the coin shop had a sign picture of a fist holding dollar bills protruding over the sidewalk, I wasn't expecting a lot. There was an instruction to ring a buzzer to enter, but no buzzer. Someone inside saw me and let me in anyway.
I saw two men of roughly my age and complexion inside with no one on the phone and no one else in the lobby. Inside the shop were quite a few bags of bullion coins, a few books, lots of proof sets and mint sets, stacks of circulated Morgan and Peace Dollars, and lots of Capitol Plastics coin holders.
I asked the first man on the other side of the bulletproof glass, "Do you only buy or do you also sell coins?"
"Buy and sell"
"Collector coins?"
"No"
"Proof sets?"
"Which one?" (Notice he didn't say which ones.)
"1999" (Although I meant to say 1995). He pulls one of the shelf in front of him and immediately walks over to his Graysheet before quoting me $72.
I asked if he had any early 1960s proof sets, but he said he did not. I asked him if he had more 1999s. He pulls down another one and said that he had only the two.
I agreed to buy one if he could show me both. (The cardboard boxes were both kind of worn). He said "Why? There all the same. I don't have the time to show you individual proof sets."
There's a coin shop a few miles from my house which I will drive by again.
Today (my birthday, actually) I spent the morning under my car trying to tie up its mangled exhaust system which I dragged home last night. While waiting at the muffler shop, I walked to the coin shop, hoping to treat myself to something.
Since the coin shop had a sign picture of a fist holding dollar bills protruding over the sidewalk, I wasn't expecting a lot. There was an instruction to ring a buzzer to enter, but no buzzer. Someone inside saw me and let me in anyway.
I saw two men of roughly my age and complexion inside with no one on the phone and no one else in the lobby. Inside the shop were quite a few bags of bullion coins, a few books, lots of proof sets and mint sets, stacks of circulated Morgan and Peace Dollars, and lots of Capitol Plastics coin holders.
I asked the first man on the other side of the bulletproof glass, "Do you only buy or do you also sell coins?"
"Buy and sell"
"Collector coins?"
"No"
"Proof sets?"
"Which one?" (Notice he didn't say which ones.)
"1999" (Although I meant to say 1995). He pulls one of the shelf in front of him and immediately walks over to his Graysheet before quoting me $72.
I asked if he had any early 1960s proof sets, but he said he did not. I asked him if he had more 1999s. He pulls down another one and said that he had only the two.
I agreed to buy one if he could show me both. (The cardboard boxes were both kind of worn). He said "Why? There all the same. I don't have the time to show you individual proof sets."
There's a coin shop a few miles from my house which I will drive by again.
"Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity" - Hanlon's Razor
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Happy Bday btw CCEX!
Ya know, I think if I ever get enough $$$$$ to retire, I will start a coin shop and become grumpy and rude as well. Put some inventory in there and make it so people don't want to do business, then I can write rent and expenses off on my taxes!!!!
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
And happy birthday too!!
My reply, "I'm sorry, I thought you had time for my business. My mistake. Have a nice day."
David
<< <i>He said "Why? There all the same. I don't have the time to show you individual proof sets."
My reply, "I'm sorry, I thought you had time for my business. My mistake. Have a nice day."
David >>
My reply was the same as yours, but lacking the last sentence.
The owner of the funky old camera shop down the street was much friendlier, and ended up with most of my "coin money" today.