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Does it bother you when you post a photo of a coin and you recieve PM's asking to buy it?

relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Personally it doesn't bother me at all, to the contrary, at least I know that I own a coin that other people would like to own.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,618 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You should be flattered that you have a coin that others covet.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • ProofCentsProofCents Posts: 1,656
    I see nothing wrong with it
  • waterzooeywaterzooey Posts: 412
    I hope it does not bother anyone- I have picked up a few coins by PM'ing people that post coins... I have an offer out right now to a guy who consistently posts a set of coins... I make offers on a lot of coins that people post pictures of....


  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Only happened to me once and it felt gooooooooooood.


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  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    No!image
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  • etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,850 ✭✭✭
    I have purchased a few coins from posts here on the forums.

    Might have even sold a couple. image


    Mike
  • WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,526 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doesn't bother me at all... just say no if you are not interested in parting with the coin.
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  • sbeverlysbeverly Posts: 962 ✭✭✭
    I never really thought about this before.

    But, I do remember thinking about some of the picture posted coins..
    "Man o' Man, I sure would like to own that puppy"

    This is a green light to me to PM for coins I like...
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,618 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I usually just say to keep me in mind if you ever want to sell. A few times I've receive offers to sell me a coin several weeks or months later.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    None at all.
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,024 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doesn't bother me a bit, I look at it as a complement. Sometimes I well sell the coin if the price is right...
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • coin22lovercoin22lover Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭
    No, it doesn't bother me at all. Here's a coin that's not for sale; now let's see if it happens!

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  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 5,949 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've been flattered on the rare occasion my dreck gets noticed.
    Many happy BST transactions
  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,024 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This coin I have had many, many offer on but it's sure not for sale. But I've got to say, it's probably the most beautiful 1926 MS-66 buff I've ever seen, and it took me forever to find it. It's the eye appeal that does it to me. Lets see some others that have brought offers for fellow collectors...

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    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,336 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love it. Lots of people here tend to be nice in threads, and may compliment so-so coins on the grounds that if the owner is happy that's all that matters (and that's not always a bad thing). But when you can get a message from someone you respect putting money on the line to compliment the coin, that's a great feeling. It's no different than doing show and tell at a show and having someone ask how much. As a bonus, I now know who to contact should I ever need to sell anything quickly, since I know who wants many of my nicer pieces.
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  • RWBRWB Posts: 8,082 ✭
    No....seems like genuine appreciation.
  • BillyKingsleyBillyKingsley Posts: 2,661 ✭✭✭✭
    It's never happened to me....In fact, I have some coins for sale listed on the BST right now and not a single comment OR offer on any of them...and I am dirt cheap for quality (modern) product...
    Billy Kingsley ANA R-3146356 Cardboard History // Numismatic History
  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The reason I asked, is that I PM'd someone a few weeks ago about a coin I was interested in, and never heard anything yay or nay. I thought that maybe I offended the person.

    JJ
    Need a Barber Half with ANACS photo certificate. If you have one for sale please PM me. Current Ebay auctions
  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It wouldn't bother me a bit. I would be flattered...

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,952 ✭✭✭✭✭
    no not really. if they continue to be a nuisense then yes and i take measures image
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It doesn't bother me at all.

    I take it as a nice compliment and I appreciate the gesture.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,611 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It wouldn't bother me, but I've never had it happen.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,934 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I usually end up selling my finds any way, so no....
    You Suck! Awarded 6/2008- 1901-O Micro O Morgan, 8/2008- 1878 VAM-123 Morgan, 9/2022 1888-O VAM-1B3 H8 Morgan | Senior Regional Representative- ANACS Coin Grading. Posted opinions on coins are my own, and are not an official ANACS opinion.
  • djdilliodondjdilliodon Posts: 1,938 ✭✭
    I sold a few coins that way. I always say everything is forsale for the right price image
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,618 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I sold a few coins that way. I always say everything is forsale for the right price image >>



    I always suspected that more that a few forum members show off coins with the hope that an attractive offer comes along.image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • IrishMikeyIrishMikey Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭
    No bother at all, that is one of the things that the PM function does very well. Not hearing from
    someone you PM'd might just mean they have not checked in a while. With some of the
    "personalities" on the boards, if you offended someone, you would hear about it. Quickly.
  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭
    Not at all! I keep that info filed away for if/when I decide to sell that particular coin.
    Positive BST transactions with: too many names to list! 36 at last count.
  • BarbercoinBarbercoin Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭
    I've PM'd a few posters regarding a coin post. Their replies never seemed as if they were offended. In fact, I got valuable leads on who else may have one. I thought it was just good thinking.

    WTB: Barber Quarters XF

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I get PMs asking me not to post my photos because of the coins. image
  • CatbertCatbert Posts: 7,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It has happened to me twice and I was certainly not offended. One for a heavily toned MS 65 Barber quarter and the other for a VF25 R-5 Fugio, both in PCGS plastic.
    Seated Half Society member #38
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  • TennesseeDaveTennesseeDave Posts: 4,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have pm'd members before and said something like"if you ever decide to sell it I'd be a buyer"and I have posted a newp before and received offers that turned out to be big profits.I see no harm with this practice.
    Trade $'s
  • rainbowroosierainbowroosie Posts: 4,875 ✭✭✭✭

    "You should be flattered that you have a coin that others covet"

    ditto
    "You keep your 1804 dollar and 1822 half eagle -- give me rainbow roosies in MS68."
    rainbowroosie April 1, 2003
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I consider it a compliment, especially when the pm comes from someone whose opinion I really respect!
  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭


    << <i>It wouldn't bother me, but I've never had it happen. >>



    Bill, it's because we would jam your inbox instantly if we thought we had a chance at prying a coin from you... I have yet to see a coin that you have posted that I wouldn't be honored to own!

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  • ChrisRxChrisRx Posts: 5,619 ✭✭✭✭
    Yep. And I don't mind.

    For example, this one will not be for sale in a long long time as I just can't find one this attractive:

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  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It has happened to me twice and I was certainly not offended. One for a heavily toned MS 65 Barber quarter and the other for a VF25 R-5 Fugio, both in PCGS plastic. >>



    Add the "wildman" to the list. I'm about to pm you about itimage

    MJ
    Walker Proof Digital Album
    Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
  • ThePennyLadyThePennyLady Posts: 4,494 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I get pms quite often from people asking to buy the coins in my signature block, as well as several of the other coins I post here, and I don't mind at all. I just politely but seriously tell them that the coins from my personal collection are truly not for sale - unless I find a better one, which doesn't happen very often.
    Charmy Harker
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  • labloverlablover Posts: 3,681 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Does not bother me as it's nice to be flattered. Even if it only happened once...image
    "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." Will Rogers
  • ocon4008ocon4008 Posts: 1,703
    relicsncoins that 1795 Anacs photo cert is still not for sale.image
  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Personally it doesn't bother me at all, to the contrary, at least I know that I own a coin that other people would like to own. >>



    I agree with you, and I take it as a compliment.
  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,465 ✭✭✭✭✭
    <<No, it doesn't bother me at all. Here's a coin that's not for sale; now let's see if it happens!>>

    You would sell it for the right amount. Doesn't everyone have a price tag?
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  • cameron12xcameron12x Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭
    What's worse is when someone offers to buy the rights to your Avatar! image

    Seriously, I think it's quite a compliment when someone expresses interest in a coin that you're personally proud enough to exhibit for all to see.
  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,075 ✭✭✭✭✭
    fine with me !
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  • Mar327Mar327 Posts: 2,074
    I'd be flattered. Usually what I post is part of my registry set, so not willing, but would keep those offers in mind when I upgrade.
    Have bought and sold on BST, many references available when asked.
  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,475 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I get PMs asking me not to post my photos because of the coins. image >>



    Take this coin for instance. This was purchased from Blinded by Ego in a bag of coins, sight unseen.

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    The rest of them went into a jar I filled with vegetable oil.
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    Some day I may even find the time to cherry pick 'em.
  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,121 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I LIKE that picture! LOL.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,618 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doesn't it depend on how much they offer you for your coin?image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • BroadstruckBroadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    PM sent TwoSides2aCoin on that cent as I'd like first shot at refusal if your ever care to part with it image

    I love the Chernobyl Nuclear patina on that Lincoln! imageimage
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "first shot at refusal" ?

    I'm touched, Broadstruck.

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