My First Silver Sale, Not So Simple

yznx3e

I have been stacking silver for about a year now, mostly franklin halves that I find on ebay underpriced occassionally. Unfortunately this week I made a $1,000 error balancing my checkbook and ended up spending way too much on Xmas presents. But I did realize the error before all the hot checks came rolling in. Now I could confess the error to my wife and transfer $1,000 from savings, OR I could take my stack to the B&M for my first silver sale. Obviously, I would never admit such a mistake to my wife so off I go for my first silver sale. The man behind the counter offers 19 x face for my coins and I begin to stack my Franklins in stacks of ten. He asks if I am selling them all and I tell him I only want to sell $1,000 worth. He says ok and calculates that will be $52.60. He rakes 5 stacks plus three more franklins and says that should be about right. As I am headed to the bank for my deposit I keep thinking I had no idea I had stacked that much silver. I still had over half my frankilins with me. Then it hits me! Yep, he had figured each stack of ten Franklins as $10, not $5. Five minutes later I am back at the counter informing him of his mistake and surrendering the rest of my Franklins. Before you congratulate me on my honesty, remember this, I will never tell my wife about the checking error I made. There was so much irony in this story I just had to tell someone, just not my wife.

gecko109

I will commend you on your honest move. Integrity should not be for sale at any price! Well done.

goingbroke

I am sure a dealer that made such a mistake when selling to you would have done the same! that was a nice thing you did

chumley

I know honesty is its own reward....but you still did a nice thing

Justacommeman

<< <i>I will commend you on your honest move. Integrity should not be for sale at any price! Well done. >>



Correct. You can not pick and choose your spots to be honest. It's got to be 100% of the time. It can not be when it's only convenient. Good for you and if you have children you will be an outstanding example for them................MJ

DrBuster

So the lesson here is that yznx3e is horrible at math

Nice job on making it straight.

fiveNdime

<< <i>You can not pick and choose your spots to be honest. It's got to be 100% of the time. It can not be when it's only convenient. >>


but... he didnt tell his wife about either

some things ARE better left unsaid

pmcollectour

Neat story.

goingbroke

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<< <i>You can not pick and choose your spots to be honest. It's got to be 100% of the time. It can not be when it's only convenient. >>


but... he didnt tell his wife about either

some things ARE better left unsaid >>

I dont blame him! If I told my wife everything I did she would allready have the life insurance check!

57loaded

and best to keep your avatar a red x so she can't find you here.

derryb

You need to keep an honest relationship with the dealer if you want it to last.

jmski52

This sounds alot like an O'Henry short story! "Gift of the Maji" I wouldn't sweat it that you spent "too much" on Christmas presents. You have your reward, and your story has warmed some hearts here. I'm sure that your dealer appreciates it too.

yellowkid

Good work, integrity is it's own reward.

percyb

Great story and a fine gesture on being honest with your "dealer." You might tell your wife without providing details that you miscalculated the checkbook but that you straightened it all out.

roadrunner

Cool story. And a much happier ending than the drawn out somewhat similar one on the coin forum.

Did the same thing once with my local dealer and headed home with a pile of slabbed saints. Then it hit me when I was figuring an average cost in my head that I had paid well under melt for the group....lol. I called him on my cell phone (of course after pulling off the road first). He said don't worry about it, just mail me a check for the difference.

roadrunner

Konahead

piecesofme

There was so much irony in this story I just had to tell someone, just not my wife.



Youre a good man Charlie Brown!!!

1201reset

What about the three Franklin halves, they don't
equal $2.60

_Reset

yznx3e

It was actually 2 franklins, 2 1960 quarters, and a 1961 dime, but I was trying to condense the story. So he gave me $1 value for each of the 52 franklins.

fastrudy

Great story....you can't buy integrity, and nobody can steal your character!!