Do Dealers.....?

COALPORTER

Use hand signals to relay information about collectors that may be wondering around the bousre floor? For example, dealer A could point at a collector and send a hand signal to dealer B across the room that transulates to "here comes the sucker I took to the cleaners at the last show" or "this guy is easy to sell doctored coins too, he buys them every time, heheheheh" or "watch this one, don't turn your back for one second, he's got sticky fingers" or "don't bother with this tire kicker, he spends all day sloering on your coins and never buys anything".

So does anyone ever get this fealing ?

WTCG

Most dealers aren't brilliant or ingenious enough to do that.

Bear

Well, they could use cell phones or carrier pigeons.
It would not be possible to see or hear across a crowded
noisy room.

However , I guess If the dealer said a rather foolish collector
with more money the brains is headed you way, show the rube
a good time. That description could apply to so many of us, who
could tell us apart.

Bear

Dealers do not talk about collectors, is my thinking. They
consider a customer a proprietary secret. Why turn a good
cash customer to a competitor by blabbing.

COALPORTER

<< <i>Well, they could use cell phones or carrier pigeons.
It would not be possible to see or hear across a crowded
noisy room.
>>



That is why you use hand signal. like i.e. 1 finger means sucker.
2 fingers means real real dumb with tons of money.

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>Dealers do not talk about collectors, is my thinking. They
consider a customer a proprietary secret. Why turn a good
cash customer to a competitor by blabbing. >>



Especially if the customer is one you shafted. Mite turn roun an bite you smack in the ass since other dealers would think that you would shank them as well.

Bear

But, but, those two gestures still applies to 85% of us.

blu62vette

I think they communicate much more about potential thieves.....

jsf

"Most dealers aren't brilliant or ingenious enough to do that. "

Too funny! We can all be a bit less than swift sometimes.



"I think they communicate much more about potential thieves."

roger that

crypto79

pretty sure that suckers become self evident to even a beginner sales person

PerryHall

<< <i>Most dealers aren't brilliant or ingenious enough to do that. >>

GrumpyEd

Might think those things to themselves but why share it with the competition

TavernTreasures

<< <i>Use hand signals to relay information about collectors that may be wondering around the bousre floor? >>




What are these collectors wondering about?

ricko

The entire concept is ludicrous. Cheers, RickO

AngryTurtle

CoalPorter, you do know the codes that are left in fingerprints on the glass of the display cases by collectors dont you? If not you can start to learn them by look up the codes that hobos used during the depression. Lore has it that Hobo nickel carvers and collectors started the system.

johnny9434

I know some dealers that arent smart enough to do that. the other ones got caught and most are on to them

littlebear

<< <i>The entire concept is ludicrous. Cheers, RickO >>




For once, I concur. Dealers do verbally communicate about both buyers and sellers who are thieves, give bad checks, or are just people who consistently waste your time.


Larry L.

CaptHenway

"Paranoia strikes deep;
Into your heart it will creep.
There's a man with a 1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar O-131, R-2 over there;
Telling me, I've got to beware!"

MrEureka

The entire concept is ludicrous.

I agree. It's much easier to use cell phones.

RWB

Some of the very old-time dealers burn hot dog wrappers and slab inserts at their tables. They use these to send smoke signals across the bourse.

Many others actually use hand signals but they can’t be seen in the pervasive gloom of a coin show. I have seen a few openly offer the Korean “Good Luck” sign to collectors who took a long time looking, then didn’t buy anything.

LanLord

<< <i>

That is why you use hand signal. like i.e. 1 finger means sucker.
2 fingers means real real dumb with tons of money. >>



Given the above criteria, the OP gets 1 finger,
and everyone that replied on this thread gets 2.






D'oh!

CaptHenway

"One if by land,
Two if by sea,
Seven if by electric jet!"
.
Capt. Peter Peachfuzz

coinsarefun

I think they use high shrieks and mouth clicks in such a high pitch that even dogs
cannot hear there secret messages to each other.

Hand signals would be way too low tech and birds would be a to dangerous as their poop may
be detected. Smoke signals are just just plain old silly

CaptHenway

Two words: Nanites!