Our Friends in NJ reduced to telemarketing??
Woodward
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So, our favorite high end rare coin dealership in NJ calls me up last week trying to push some of their inventory, the same kind of stuff I have bought in the past from them.
To make matters worse, the person I talked to did not want to BS about the coin market at all. Either, do you want this coin or not (which I had been aware was on their site for some time anyway).
I don't mind these folks calling me up if it's a two-way street - ie. they tell me something I don't know and I continue to be their customer.
But to call me up just to push inventory is plain rude.
To make matters worse, the person I talked to did not want to BS about the coin market at all. Either, do you want this coin or not (which I had been aware was on their site for some time anyway).
I don't mind these folks calling me up if it's a two-way street - ie. they tell me something I don't know and I continue to be their customer.
But to call me up just to push inventory is plain rude.
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<< <i>Only wannabees telemarket... >>
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<< <i>So, our favorite high end rare coin dealership in NJ calls me up last week trying to push some of their inventory, the same kind of stuff I have bought in the past from them.
To make matters worse, the person I talked to did not want to BS about the coin market at all. Either, do you want this coin or not (which I had been aware was on their site for some time anyway).
I don't mind these folks calling me up if it's a two-way street - ie. they tell me something I don't know and I continue to be their customer.
But to call me up just to push inventory is plain rude. >>
Hmm, so one phone call means they are telemarketing on a massive scale? I don't believe it.
Secondly, you never expressed any kind of a want list?
Quite frankly, I found your post meanspirited and should have been kept as a private matter between you and them to express your displeasure, at least initially.
Telemarketing, to me, implies that there is not a previous relationship, the selling party has no idea the type of coins that I purchase, there is high pressure on me to make a purchase, and the calls are repeated and on a massive scale. UCB is a telemarketer. I am 99% sure that if you told the party on the other line that you would prefer not to be called again, you would never hear from them again. Not so with a real telemarketer.
<< <i>Quite frankly, I found your post meanspirited and should have been kept as a private matter between you and them to express your displeasure, at least initially. >>
Ditto.
Russ, NCNE
roadrunner
The double standard on this forum is really quite amusing at times.
You forgot the grammar errors.
Russ, NCNE
just another sign the market is cooling off big time and many dealers with large and pricey inventories are getting nervous.. although im sure this will be flatly dismissed and denied :-)
<< <i>I agree with Oreville,
Telemarketing, to me, implies that there is not a previous relationship, the selling party has no idea the type of coins that I purchase, there is high pressure on me to make a purchase, and the calls are repeated and on a massive scale. UCB is a telemarketer. I am 99% sure that if you told the party on the other line that you would prefer not to be called again, you would never hear from them again. Not so with a real telemarketer. >>
It must be different for me, living here on the left coast. Here, telemarketing is defined as unsolicited contact via telephone to sell a product or service, prior relationship nonwithstanding. Here, if we tell a telemarketer to put us on the DNC list, they must comply, or face fines.
If I get a phone call from a dealer and he doesn't want to talk shop, I'll never spend money with him again. It's a two way street. If some salesman/ woman calls me from a company from which I have bought coins in the past and their sole intent is to push inventory without furthering our relationship, forget about it - to me, that's telemarketing.
As far as Woodward overreacting in a public forum or in some way *gasp* offending any tender sensibilities through public disclosure of his dissatisfaction... Well, this is a public forum, but it's not exactly like taking the issue to the Eleven O'clock News! Given it's limited publication, it's about as private a public forum as you can get.
Plus, you gotta dump that stuff somewhere; who else outside of our hobby is gonna even get it?
Check out my current listings: https://ebay.com/sch/khunt/m.html?_ipg=200&_sop=12&_rdc=1
<< <i>... I am 99% sure that if you told the party on the other line that you would prefer not to be called again, you would never hear from them again. Not so with a real telemarketer. >>
Actually, it works rather well. I say "I'm not interested, please remove me from your list," and 95% of the time that is the last I hear from that particular company. If they persist and I can document it, they can be subject to a fine for every violation, so they do endeavor to remove names that request it. What remains are the robot callers, and those that say I have won a prize, or want to conduct a survey. The latter remain loopholes in the do not call legislation, as are non-profit organizations.
was it a really good choice value opportunity coin in your minds eye??