Big sale at David Lawrence Rare Coins...

Longacre

Did anyone see this? They are having a 5% across-the-board sale at DLRC. I can ususally find something to buy from their site, so I wanted to let everyone know. Here is the posting from the website:

5% Off Everything!

We are celebrating the pre-Independence Day Weekend by offering 5% off our entire inventory -- coins, currency, stamps and books!

Offer Ends Wednesday, July 4th at Midnight.

fc

ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice.

Cladiator

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice. >>

Damn, wake up on the wrong side of the bed today man?

DeusExMachina

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice. >>



Longacre, thanks for the post.

fc, I appreciate these posts b/c often times I miss these sales. How does Longacre saving board memebers money hurt you?

Preussen

Personally, I've purchased some very nice coins from DLRC. Additionally, their return/refund policy is as "hassle-free" as any I've ever seen.

Thanks for the heads-up on the sale. -Preussen

Prethen

They often have this type of sale. They have a ton of dregs on their site. Although, I've been fortunate and bought some decent stuff in the past.

GoldenEyeNumismatics

Thanks for letting me know. I've never bought from them but like some of their stuff

RYK

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice. >>



While I probably won't buy anything--check that, I definitely won't even look--making the community aware of such an event is worth posting, IMO.

grip

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice. >>

Cladiator

It's been my experience that many, if not most, of DLRC's coins are priced on the "high retail" end of the spectrum. That being said, it's also been my experience (in my areas of interest) that DLRC has some superb quality coins on a regular basis. You're not going to get a "steal" with them but you sure as heck may get a coin that will serve you quite well. I don't mind paying a strong price for an A+ coin, I just feel happy that I was able to add it to the collection at all.

ziggy29

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market.... >>

Not everyone is buying half eagles.

fc

one can easily get what i am talking about.
if you feel saving 5% on a coin no one appears to want,
feel free.

i thought this place had rules to stop these kinds of posts
no matter the member posting it?

i thought we had a BST forum for these exact reasons?

call me crazy, rude, or whatever.

RYK

i thought this place had rules to stop these kinds of posts
no matter the member posting it?

The convention is that one can alert the forum to coin sales, so long as they are not their own coins for sale. Heck, half the threads here link directly or indirectly to ebay.

Doogy

their website is easy to navigate, you can enlarge their pictures and they seem to have nice coins. However, i think their prices are a little high compared to other sources/dealers, so it would take more than 5% off to get me to bite; which is a shame, 'cause i've got my eye on a couple of nice pieces.

jobiwan115

<< <i>

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice. >>



Damn, wake up on the wrong side of the bed today man? >>



Today? How about EVERY day?

ziggy29

<< <i>The convention is that one can alert the forum to coin sales, so long as they are not their own coins for sale. Heck, half the threads here link directly or indirectly to ebay. >>

And some point to their own stuff for sale in their signature.

Bajajim

Thanks for the heads up Longacre! It's always nice to receive notice of such a potential deal even if it involves a site I would not buy from. We forum members can chose to ignore any post we want but it is nice to be advised of such IMHO.

hubird

does fc happen to be a woman?

fc

hubird,

nope, and i am sure women appreciate your post :-|

yes sir, step right up and start buying leftover coins in this PQ
buyers market! 5% off!

hurry one day only! i know everyone just has to pick up a newp
otherwise this hobby blows and it does not matter you lower your
standards in quality, as long as you get that fresh newp!

i guess people are so hard up, even leftovers at high prices
are starting to look good. PQ

13PacesEast

5% off is a "Big Sale" ?

Shortgapbob

Thanks for the info Longacre. If nothing else, I like to browse inventory like this to help get a sense of the market, as far as quality available and pricing information.

I don't see a problem posting this as long as the poster has no affiliation with the items being presented in the thread.

seanq

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice. >>



If, as evidenced by your cranky posts to every topic that even hints at some sort of commerce, you're so worried about the integrity of this Forum, why are you then cheerfully posting to blatantly off-topic threads like this one?

You actually had a valid point on a couple of the threads you called out last week, but now you've gone clear over the edge. If you're going to whine on every thread that even mentions buying and selling, maybe you can find a nice site that talks about collecting pocket change to haunt instead?


Sean Reynolds

fc

i replied to that post because i thought it was the right thing to do.
i opened it expecting something coin related.

i am not going to say something bad about the guy marrying a girl.

once again congrats! (since i opened it, why not?)

edited to add: your cranky posts - above sure was not cranky was it?

edited to add: i am against people using this forum to spam us with coins
for sale on a daily basis. i am tired of dealers like braddick making money
off chumps. i am tired of anaconda's unethical consignors.

i post to the threads i like and have positive things to say.
threads like these coming from longacre of all people.. geez. sad.

ARCO

DLRC has 5% off sales quite commonly. It is very thoughtful of you to advertise for DLRC right down to quoting the sites's sales text.

You ought to load up then.

Tyler

Longacre

For the record, I am not a member of DLRC, and I do not have any affiliation with them. I was posting merely as a public service announcement.

I am surprised by the reaction of some to this thread, if I can be honest.

Mark

Longacre:

I, too, am surprised. I was pretty sure of what this thread was going be about due to the name you gave it. If I had had no interest in learning about the sale, I wouldn't have bothered to open the thread, much less post nonsense about. So, I join the many thanking you for the post. And I join the many wishing the few (actually, the one) to not bother to open similar threads in the future.

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Bajajim

Take it or leave it guys and girls. Can't we all just get along?

Prethen

<< <i>Take it or leave it guys and girls. Can't we all just get along? >>


What fun would that be?

LeeG

They need to hire someone to take "Pictures" of coins and do away with the Scans.

Barndog

even when DLRC is not having a sale, a phone call can net you a five to ten percent savings.

Doogy

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roadrunner

5% off on coins that couldn't find homes. Last chance before dumping them into an auction or wholesaling them. If there's one thing I've learned here about great coins is that you get them when they are freshly purchased.....often at a show. If you're the 100th person to see something (99 have passed by), how is that gonna be a bargain at 5%, or even 10% or even 15% off? You have a far better chance of competing with your dealer on a newp that you see first, before anyone else, or close to that. You may think you're paying strong, but maybe not. But after 100 have passed by, you KNOW you're paying strong.

Where do I sign up?

roadrunner

lloydmincy

Much better than posting about paypal issues, bad e-bayers, and so many whining about someone not receiving their $20 modern on time, or not receiving a $20 payment on time and the sky falling. All those issues should be on the BST site as far as Im concerned. Actually, PCGS should just ban the boards entirely. Pretty worthless.

roadrunner

Well at least it's not a thread about the golden gals or first mates.

roadrunner

fc

lloyd must miss the fun stuff like the centering dot post by fletcher.
too much fluff burying real content.

new to me.

DUIGUY

I purchased a coin from DLRC for $650.00 about two years ago. Recently sold it for $1237.00.
Overpriced ???

Fairlaneman

Interesting thread. I agree with part of the responses.

Geez ! Do not rip on a trusted dealer.

Ken

roadrunner

There have been lots of coins that doubled in the past 2 years.

I'd say the chances of it being a good deal because of a great seller is less likely than the market helping you out. If you were lucky enough to buy a $10 Indian or a flowing hair half for example at the right time, you doubled up. It had nothing to do with the seller. It's possible you might have tripled up if you got the coin from another source? Food for thought. In fact I can list any number of coins I did well on.....I certainly don't give the seller any credit unless he found the coin for me, hand picked it and delivered it. And that happens very infrequently.

roadrunner

DUIGUY

<< <i>There have been lots of coins that doubled in the past 2 years.

I'd say the chances of it being a good deal because of a great seller is less likely than the market helping you out. If you were lucky enough to buy a $10 Indian or a flowing hair half for example at the right time, you doubled up. It had nothing to do with the seller. It's possible you might have tripled up if you got the coin from another source? Food for thought. In fact I can list any number of coins I did well on.....I certainly don't give the seller any credit unless he found the coin for me, hand picked it and delivered it.

roadrunner >>



Good and valid point.

oreville

fc: At least Longacre did not make a big fuss about the sale other than simply stating that there was a 5% sale off everything.

Ok he did say Big sale, but most of us are already hardened to know about the perpetual 5% sales but at least the thought was nice!

Keep this in mind: When suffering with the insufferable relatives over this wonderful weekend at least you can pronounce that there is a BIG SALE at DLRC and go "see a man about a coin!"

Have a great weekend all!

roadrunner

Hey, this weekend I'm heading out to an oriental rug showroom 52 year anniversary sale, with up to 52% off. Or should I wait until the 53rd anniv. sale?

And I don't have to pay anything until 2012!

roadrunner

Boom

Roadrunner, that sounds like fun. DLRC has discounted sales like that all the time. In fact, for established customers he'll usually give various discounts off the top anyway.

It's the thought that counts. On behalf of all that do not know, thanx for letting them know.

I'm sure John Feigenbaughm appreciates the plug!

Have a great 4th of July everyone!

MidLifeCrisis

<< <i>Thanks for the info Longacre. If nothing else, I like to browse inventory like this to help get a sense of the market, as far as quality available and pricing information.

I don't see a problem posting this as long as the poster has no affiliation with the items being presented in the thread. >>




I just spent the day walking the floor at the Baltimore Convention. Frankly, I thought the vast majority of coins there were average, run of the mill, ho-hum, nothing too special...you get the point.

I have purchased a couple of really nice coins from DLRC. Just like with many other dealers, you have to look carefully and be willing to search through many average (or below average) coins, but you may find something very nice that's hidden and gone unnoticed.

seateddime

<< <i>

<< <i>ugh. longacre is this really appropriate?

dlrc when it comes to half eagles has some of the ugliest stuff
i have ever seen on the market. he has these constant auctions
with minimums too high to ever sell. it is the same crap week after
week and you advise people to go over and buy some of it?

thanks, but no thanks.

maybe cool it a bit on this advertising/spam/helpful tips that to
me are not helpful at all. actually plain bad advice. >>



Longacre, thanks for the post.


fc, I appreciate these posts b/c often times I miss these sales. How does Longacre saving board memebers money hurt you? >>

STONE

Cool, but can't say that I'm all that excited with whats there.

MORGANHUNTER2

Thanks Longacre

back a while ago I purchased a few coins from the DLRC site with the make an offer thing- made my offer (low ball of course) and offers were accepted.

one in particular is a 56 frankie that was a proof 67 in a rattler.
Now to some this is not a big deal, but the sweet thing about those old rattlers - ya never know when one will come back as a 68 cam or even better- a 69 cam..........

I'm awaiting it's return before I post the pics of both the old and the new....


again thanks Longacre...

the rest- pffffft!