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UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
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When the Fedex driver dropped off my Jeff's yesterday he seemed nice enough and I asked him if he had "A lot of these" boxes to deliver. He said he had about 10 and asked me if they were some cell phone promotion. I told him, "No, gold coins from the mint" When I saw the look in his eye I quickly added that these were going to the SDB right away...

Hope those other boxes got delivered ok.....
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    <Hope those other boxes got delivered ok..... >

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  • atom48coinatom48coin Posts: 314
    Way to go. You may want to call Fed Ex on Monday and see if that driver still works there. Maybe he took a permanent vacation after your conversation.
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  • CgbCgb Posts: 710 ✭
    Eek, I hope the rest don't get lost before delivery.
  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭✭✭
    uhhh.... where do you live?? Hope that is not the same one that delivers to me...!!!! Not sure that was a wise thing to tell him....
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  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As long as he stays in Utah... I should be ok..... not sure about any of your future deliveries though...
    ----- kj
  • mackdrivermackdriver Posts: 847
    Nice going.Fed-ex hires a lot of part timers who really don't care if they have that job or not.Now word of mouth may let all the drivers know what is in those packages.image
  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I thought you were smarter than that.....WHY would you say "gold coins"????

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  • MilesWaitsMilesWaits Posts: 5,425 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Utah:
    I believe it's OK to brag on an anonymous chat area like Collector's Universe but in questionable taste to do it in person to a stranger that has much control over the fate and happiness of others. Hopefully, you have recently added insight to your list of attributes. Good luck to you others in the neighborhood.

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  • zeus135zeus135 Posts: 1,043 ✭
    I'm glad you aren't MY neighbor.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Information is power.. and you gave him power... never, ever give unnecessary information. Cheers, RickO
  • AngryTurtleAngryTurtle Posts: 1,588 ✭✭✭
    My Fedex man tells me: "Heres your package from the mint. I have a lot of them."
  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,934 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>When the Fedex driver dropped off my Jeff's yesterday he seemed nice enough and I asked him if he had "A lot of these" boxes to deliver. He said he had about 10 and asked me if they were some cell phone promotion. I told him, "No, gold coins from the mint" When I saw the look in his eye I quickly added that these were going to the SDB right away...

    Hope those other boxes got delivered ok..... >>



    Hey Utah, I think what you did was tantamount to putting a target on your back and shouting "Shoot me!"

  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You should have told the FED Ex guy that they were false teeth replacement kit.

    LOL.
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  • bluespaceantbluespaceant Posts: 584
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    He probably was shocked to know he was driving around all day with a bunch of chunks of gold in his truck.

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,078 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hopefully it all turns out well, but you also potentially endangered the safety of your neighbors who receive these boxes and who are not aware that their FedEx delivery person knows that they contain gold coins and that they may have these, or other, coins in their homes.
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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would think that FedEx bonds there drivers. They delivery a lot of high ticket items, cameras, computers, etc. And the drivers know that the shipments are valuable if signatures are required.
    Why do you buy anthing that has to be delivered if you are so affaid of the delivery person.
    These are the people that keep this place going. The working class are by and far the best people of this country.
    And I for one am getting tired of the attacks on them every time somebody has a late package, or somebody actually talks to one of them.
    Rant over but as you can see these attacks are getting allmost as old as I am.
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  • 7over87over8 Posts: 4,733 ✭✭✭
    great move, quick thinking there Utah.......

    next time your package might not make it to your door, especially if its the same driver.....

    did you ever hear of using the old "car parts" excuse? and if it's a box of statehood quarters, or rolls of coins, when questioned that it is "a heavy car part", you tell them its a starter.
  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That wasn't too smart...
  • woodwalkerwoodwalker Posts: 297 ✭
    LindeDad, you took the words right out of my mouth.
  • bstat1020bstat1020 Posts: 2,157 ✭✭
    You are a genius!
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  • mackdrivermackdriver Posts: 847
    LindeDad,I have been a truck driver for over 35 years and i know what goes on in the buisness whether your bonded or not makes no difference to the thieves in the industry.
  • AngryTurtleAngryTurtle Posts: 1,588 ✭✭✭
    I think you guys would be suprised by what the mailman, paperboy, Fedex guy know about what goes on ...
  • 57loaded57loaded Posts: 4,967 ✭✭✭
    i was sitting on the porch, waitng for mine and a substitute driver delivered

    all i said was "thanks and i think you need me to sign for these"
  • goose3goose3 Posts: 11,471 ✭✭✭


    << <i>You should have told the FED Ex guy that they were false teeth replacement kit.

    LOL. >>




    those should be next.
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Next time you see him,just give him the key to your houseimage
  • GrumpyEdGrumpyEd Posts: 4,749 ✭✭✭
    Next time you might get an empty box.

    A few years ago I was getting some boxes of coin rolls.
    The mailman joked "what's in this heavy box, a gold brick"

    I replied, it's a box of 5000 washers. (and I like that mailman)

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  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • manymortagesmanymortages Posts: 91
    I DO NOT TRUST ANYONE - EVEN FED-EX DRIVERS!

    I knew a friend of a friend of a friend that was a fed-ex driver that always had a few stolen laptop for sale at any given time. I almost bought 1 - brand new in box at a smoking low price. He worked for Fed-ex for over 5 years and has been getting away with dozens of stolen packages all along.
  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭


    << <i>When the Fedex driver dropped off my Jeff's yesterday he seemed nice enough and I asked him if he had "A lot of these" boxes to deliver. He said he had about 10 and asked me if they were some cell phone promotion. I told him, "No, gold coins from the mint" When I saw the look in his eye I quickly added that these were going to the SDB right away...

    Hope those other boxes got delivered ok..... >>




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  • UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You guys are right, I wasn't thinking. It wasn't very bright to say anything to the driver. I have always had the problem of engaging my mouth before engaging my brain.
    I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
    Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,386 ✭✭✭✭✭
    An MIT student walked into Logan with a circuit board that had lots of wires and a battery sticking out.

    I guess this is now two stupid things I've heard of someone doing this week...
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  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 987
    UtahCoin, didnt you say a few days ago that you sold used boy scout shorts on Ebay? And now you admit to a conversation like that with the Fed Ex driver - It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear to be stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.
  • UtahCoinUtahCoin Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What's wrong with selling a used pair of Boy Scout hiking shorts?
    I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
    Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
  • tcmitssrtcmitssr Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭


    << <i>When the Fedex driver dropped off my Jeff's yesterday he seemed nice enough and I asked him if he had "A lot of these" boxes to deliver. He said he had about 10 and asked me if they were some cell phone promotion. I told him, "No, gold coins from the mint" When I saw the look in his eye I quickly added that these were going to the SDB right away...

    Hope those other boxes got delivered ok..... >>



    Why would you ever have said that, even in kidding around?

  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 987
    I guess it depends on who bought them- It just sounds kind of creepy
  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow hope you get your next order. image


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  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,477 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm in the wrong business, I know I woud be tempted if I had 100 or so Jeff spouses

    on my truck. How difficult woud it be to stage a robbery, not very.
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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,588 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>An MIT student walked into Logan with a circuit board that had lots of wires and a battery sticking out.

    I guess this is now two stupid things I've heard of someone doing this week... >>



    The MIT student was very, very lucky her head wasn't turned into swiss cheese.
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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

    As for the postman, while I'm sure he's a great guy, he'd be the LAST person on the planet I'd tip off. Why take stupid chances?








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  • BochimanBochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>An MIT student walked into Logan with a circuit board that had lots of wires and a battery sticking out.

    I guess this is now two stupid things I've heard of someone doing this week... >>



    The MIT student was very, very lucky her head wasn't turned into swiss cheese. >>




    She was ultra-stupid to do that. Smart people that do such stupid things annoy me more than just stupid, ignorant, people doing them......the "smart" ones should know better.

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  • secondrepublicsecondrepublic Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭
    It wasn't a bright thing to say, but let's be honest:

    1. All of us, at one time or another, have said something that's not so bright. And it usually happens spur-of-the moment.

    2. A lot of sellers in the coin business (especially auction houses sending catalogs) do a poor job of hiding what's in the package. Return shipping addresses with the word "coin" or "numismatic" or "rare", etc. are a major tip-off about what's inside and what the recipient might have in his house. We could all be more careful.
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  • ddinkddink Posts: 2,748
    Utah, probably not a good thing to do, but let's face it: 98% of people in this world are honest. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
    I heard they were making a French version of Medal of Honor. I wonder how many hotkeys it'll have for "surrender."
  • LeonidasLeonidas Posts: 653
    When Fedex brought my TJ Gold. The Driver asked "what is the Fulfillment Center". I told him it was probably some kind of Women's make-up promotional that my wife ordered.

    I can't believe he even asked. Its none of thier business !
  • mozeppamozeppa Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭
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  • TrustNo1TrustNo1 Posts: 1,359 ✭
    most "alert" FedEx employees know what packages contain what image Its not rocket surgery PS as a former FedEx guy its pretty bad to to think he would steal from the packages because he now knows whats in them. Of course, next time trust no 1
  • pf70collectorpf70collector Posts: 6,742 ✭✭✭
    I think Fedex drivers at least the long timers now that any box that says Fulfillment Center is the U.S. Mint or they can probably find out real easy.
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  • BarbercoinBarbercoin Posts: 1,034 ✭✭✭
    I'm sure you're just kidding.....image

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  • CoinMaster1229CoinMaster1229 Posts: 1,092 ✭✭
    I was just sitting hear planning a brinks truck robbery. But why take on brinks guys with guns, when i can just knock off a Fed-EX Truck instead.
    Ha, does anyone know when fed-ex will be delivering those platinum anniversary sets??

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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    My fedex guy lost a box of gold coins from the mint last year. I was getting quite a few boxes there for a while and one came up missing. it was a big deal and I was told that less senior drivers could lose their job over it. The mint refunded my money but I got the impression that no fedex guy would allow a box to go missing on purpose. --jerry

    PS The look in his eyes was: "I better not lose one of these or it'll be my a$$."

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