Best of the Worst – Coming to A Bookstore Near You?

RWB

Another post gave me the idea of writing a hobby book about the worst experiences collectors and dealers have had in the business.

It would have anecdotes – intended to be somewhat humorous, or at least enough to make you shake your head – about strange, odd, puzzling and weird experiences with the psychos, nut cases, and paranoid that inhabit a small corner of the hobby.

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Anyone with anecdotes or suggestions, chime it.

(If it’s a really stupid idea, say so, too! No feelings will be hurt.)

Bruceswar

Title the Book. "The Bad, the ulgy and the worst"

Michigan

Title the Book. "The Bad, the ulgy and the worst"



"The bad, the ugly and the worst: adventures in coin collecting".

Dawg144

That sounds like a really cool idea. I'd buy a copy, but to be honest, I don't think you'd get exactly a mass readership .

Numismatic Nutjobs?

RYK

I do not like the idea. I read the FUN Topics quarterly (?) magazine, and they have feature in which a B&M dealer lists funny or bizarre anecdotes from life at the store. At first, I was amused and drawn to the series of articles. Then, after a while, either they were reaching for material or I became jaded as the anecdotes were starting to become not-so-funny and sometimes demeaning and mildly offensive. Remember, too, in these anecdotes, the reader often learns only one side of the story.

I would recommend that you leave the "stories" to "cocktail party conversation", conversation between dealers, between collectors, or amongst dealers and collectors, and in places like this forum.

That's just my opinion, of course, but I would not purchase such a book.

johnsim03

This is a cool idea for a book...

Could run into significant problems with a publisher though, because their legal department would have to scrub it
before publication. And, if you self-publish, you would definitely want to have an attorney specializing in publishing
take a look at it before publication, IMHO.

Of course, it all depends on how it is written...

John

Longacre

<< <i>I do not like the idea. I read the FUN Topics quarterly (?) magazine, and they have feature in which a B&M dealer lists funny or bizarre anecdotes from life at the store. At first, I was amused and drawn to the series of articles. Then, after a while, either they were reaching for material or I became jaded as the anecdotes were starting to become not-so-funny and sometimes demeaning and mildly offensive. Remember, too, in these anecdotes, the reader often learns only one side of the story.

I would recommend that you leave the "stories" to "cocktail party conversation", conversation between dealers, between collectors, or amongst dealers and collectors, and in places like this forum.

That's just my opinion, of course, but I would not purchase such a book. >>




I have to side with the distinguished Mr. RYK. It is very easy for this book to be taken the wrong way, and a lot of what you built up with stellar, serious research could unfortunately be jeopardized.

coinkid855

Was my experience at A-Coin the catalyst for this book =p? I definitely want to be in it!

P.S. GREAT idea!!



-Paul

Coinosaurus

RWB-

I recommend you go ahead and collect the stories anyway. It might make for a good article in the right context. Not sure the idea would carry a whole book tho.

Michigan

Forget the book idea, just make it a website. Overall easier to do I would guess.

coinkid855

Even better idea. A coin store rating site!

-Paul

Julio

RWB; Your autobiography. I like it. I want details.

. jws

numisma

I recall a book advertised about 10 years ago (maybe longer) called True Confessions of a Coin Dealer, or something like that. I tried to locate a copy a few years ago, but with no luck.

PerryHall

<< <i>I recall a book advertised about 10 years ago (maybe longer) called True Confessions of a Coin Dealer, or something like that. I tried to locate a copy a few years ago, but with no luck. >>



I remember a book called Secrets of a Coin Dealer. Is that what you were thinking?