I hate to do this... but I find it necessary -- Official -- I tried to order but was unable to Order
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I hate to start another thread on the subject, but I find this one necessary....
who tried, but was unable to get an order in for the 25th Anniversary eagle set ???
I would like to redirect this to "those unable to order" or those who could order until like 6pm eastern or later.
who tried, but was unable to get an order in for the 25th Anniversary eagle set ???
I would like to redirect this to "those unable to order" or those who could order until like 6pm eastern or later.
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Exit bunker, enter Matrix. LOL
After the order completed, I copied the set url into new browser windows and started over. I was able to do this to get 5 single orders in and it took me about 2 hours. I think being logged in and set to use quick checkout before 12 was the key. If you tried to navigate from the main page and login after 12:00 you had a lot more trouble and God help those trying to create a new account.
<< <i>derryb, what is your order status showing on your us mint account? Is it on hold with an expected shipping date of 11/11/12 along with backordered? I was about 8 minutes after you and I'm wondering if I'm in line to receive these or not. >>
Order number: 38371XXX
Order Date: 10/27/2011 at 04:20 PM
25TH ANNIVERSARY AE 5 COIN SILVER SET 5 $299.95 $1,499.75 5 units backordered. Expected to ship on 11/12/2011.
Exit bunker, enter Matrix. LOL
Exit bunker, enter Matrix. LOL
I have no regrets and no beef with the Mint. It was the Mint lottery and I lost...as I usually do on lotterys. I know a lot of people here don't need the profit, but I'm sure there are some who got through and got sets for whom the free money is going to be extremely helpful in these tough times. Those are the folks I am happiest for. I would have liked to had the free money...but it won't change much for me. I hope my sets were snapped up by someone who really needed to catch a break. Congratulations to ALL you winners!
Greg Hansen, Melbourne, FL Click here for any current EBAY auctions Multiple "Circle of Trust" transactions over 14 years on forum
<< <i>I thought I was prepared for the onslaught, but in retrospect, I wasn't. I was non-stop with 2 phones and my laptop from noon until shortly after 5 pm before I got it. I just considered it my job that afternoon. Guess I didn't do a very good job that day. I'm wait listed. So are my two family who were trying to help me but weren't trying constantly all afternoon like I was.
I have no regrets and no beef with the Mint. It was the Mint lottery and I lost...as I usually do on lotterys. I know a lot of people here don't need the profit, but I'm sure there are some who got through and got sets for whom the free money is going to be extremely helpful in these tough times. Those are the folks I am happiest for. I would have liked to had the free money...but it won't change much for me. I hope my sets were snapped up by someone who really needed to catch a break. Congratulations to ALL you winners! >>
Classy post IMHO
<< <i>I thought I was prepared for the onslaught, but in retrospect, I wasn't. I was non-stop with 2 phones and my laptop from noon until shortly after 5 pm before I got it. I just considered it my job that afternoon. Guess I didn't do a very good job that day. I'm wait listed. So are my two family who were trying to help me but weren't trying constantly all afternoon like I was.
I have no regrets and no beef with the Mint. It was the Mint lottery and I lost...as I usually do on lotterys. I know a lot of people here don't need the profit, but I'm sure there are some who got through and got sets for whom the free money is going to be extremely helpful in these tough times. Those are the folks I am happiest for. I would have liked to had the free money...but it won't change much for me. I hope my sets were snapped up by someone who really needed to catch a break. Congratulations to ALL you winners! >>
I cannot understand why the US Mint does not contract with Amazon to handle their online sales. All the years of on line order frustration would end. If you use Amazon, or other major online retailer, when has it been so difficult to place a simple order?
To keep on topic I was shut out after 3 hours of checkout he**.
I have no beef in this. Didn't try to order anything and had no intention of doing so.
roadrunner
<< <i>I thought I was prepared for the onslaught, but in retrospect, I wasn't. I was non-stop with 2 phones and my laptop from noon until shortly after 5 pm before I got it. I just considered it my job that afternoon. Guess I didn't do a very good job that day. I'm wait listed. So are my two family who were trying to help me but weren't trying constantly all afternoon like I was.
I have no regrets and no beef with the Mint. It was the Mint lottery and I lost...as I usually do on lotterys. I know a lot of people here don't need the profit, but I'm sure there are some who got through and got sets for whom the free money is going to be extremely helpful in these tough times. Those are the folks I am happiest for. I would have liked to had the free money...but it won't change much for me. I hope my sets were snapped up by someone who really needed to catch a break. Congratulations to ALL you winners! >>
I was one of the (hopefully) lucky ones who got in after about 2 hours.
And as a retiree, the money will come in very handy.
I plan to keep one set for my collection and sell the other four, hopefully before Christmas.
Like you, I considered ordering those sets my "job" for the afternoon.
<< <i>I cannot understand why the US Mint does not contract with Amazon to handle their online sales. All the years of on line order frustration would end. If you use Amazon, or other major online retailer, when has it been so difficult to place a simple order?
To keep on topic I was shut out after 3 hours of checkout he**. >>
Can you give an example of when amazon ever handled a high demand, high intensity 4 hour sellout for a single product? Most of amazon's products are just like all the normal mint offerings that work fine. So maybe you know something in don't but until I know differently then I'd say there is no reason to believe amazon site wouldn't clog up just like the mint. --Jerry
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<< <i>I cannot understand why the US Mint does not contract with Amazon to handle their online sales. All the years of on line order frustration would end. If you use Amazon, or other major online retailer, when has it been so difficult to place a simple order?
To keep on topic I was shut out after 3 hours of checkout he**. >>
Can you give an example of when amazon ever handled a high demand, high intensity 4 hour sellout for a single product? Most of amazon's products are just like all the normal mint offerings that work fine. So maybe you know something in don't but until I know differently then I'd say there is no reason to believe amazon site wouldn't clog up just like the mint. --Jerry >>
Amazon probably handles in a couple of days what the mint handles in a year and it's probably more. Amazons site is unbreakable. The mints site is nothing compared to them. This wouldn't even make a dent in their server speed.
Amazon also sells digital products many of which are free and downloaded by the thousands. This takes bandwidth. Of course it is not realistic to say the mint should have a site like amazon since they are so huge, but amazon does rent out server space to companies like the New York Times. So if the mint rented this server space their site would be much better.
Good point, but with the Amazon global presence they handle more orders than the US Mint in a few days than the mint handles all year. for example last "Black Friday" certain time limited items did not slow down any order processing on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
The US Mint simply cannot make the server investment for two or three annual high volume/sales events. I believe they could contract server time with Amazon to handle these high demand items. It certainly would improve the service now offered to US Mint clients.
Hoard the keys.
Finally the Mint's sign in page refreshed and was able to fill the cart with 5 @ 1405 EST.
It was excactly what I expected.
<< <i>I hate to start another thread on the subject, but I find this one necessary....
who tried, but was unable to get an order in for the 25th Anniversary eagle set ??? >>
So long as you're asking....
I called hundreds of times and tried on the computer very frequently from noon until 17:00 when I got out of work, finally got through and ordered on my Droid at 17:50. I so should have just called out sick - can't believe that I didn't.
The three friends whom I told about these all were able to get 5 sets. One was able to order online at 12:05, another via the phone at 14:00 on the 10th or so try and the last on the computer at 15:30 after constantly trying.
My father and brother tried constantly from home, computer and phone, finally ordered at 17:30.
So, no coins for me or my family from these.
My saving grace is my buddy who got through on the phone at 14:00. He is selling me two sets for his cost as he would not have known about them but for me. I'm very grateful for this. He said that I can cherry pick the best coins from the five sets and buy two sets from him. I will help him sell the other three sets on FeeBay.
I might grade the keys, if they look like clear 70s. I have no intention of selling, so I might keep them raw as I always like OGP vs. slabs.
I so wish that my friend had just handed me the phone after he ordered. I'm sure that I could have just ordered my five and been done. Don't know whether they would have taken my order this way or not, but I don't see why not.
I'm just so ticked at this whole thing. The limit should have been 1/hh. They absolutely should change the limit to 1/hh now so that the 70 or so thousand people on the wait list who will get nothing can get a set. Perhaps they will.
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<< <i>I hate to start another thread on the subject, but I find this one necessary....
who tried, but was unable to get an order in for the 25th Anniversary eagle set ??? >>
So long as you're asking....
I called hundreds of times and tried on the computer very frequently from noon until 17:00 when I got out of work, finally got through and ordered on my Droid at 17:50. I so should have just called out sick - can't believe that I didn't.
The three friends whom I told about these all were able to get 5 sets. One was able to order online at 12:05, another via the phone at 14:00 on the 10th or so try and the last on the computer at 15:30 after constantly trying.
My father and brother tried constantly from home, computer and phone, finally ordered at 17:30.
So, no coins for me or my family from these.
My saving grace is my buddy who got through on the phone at 14:00. He is selling me two sets for his cost as he would not have known about them but for me. I'm very grateful for this. He said that I can cherry pick the best coins from the five sets and buy two sets from him. I will help him sell the other three sets on FeeBay.
I might grade the keys, if they look like clear 70s. I have no intention of selling, so I might keep them raw as I always like OGP vs. slabs.
I so wish that my friend had just handed me the phone after he ordered. I'm sure that I could have just ordered my five and been done. Don't know whether they would have taken my order this way or not, but I don't see why not.
I'm just so ticked at this whole thing. The limit should have been 1/hh. They absolutely should change the limit to 1/hh now so that the 70 or so thousand people on the wait list who will get nothing can get a set. Perhaps they will. >>
Well... don't hold your breath waiting for them to lower the HH limit.
Personally I'm happy I got my sets (hopefully) but the complaining here from those that couldn't get through is getting a bit stale.
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<< <i>I hate to start another thread on the subject, but I find this one necessary....
who tried, but was unable to get an order in for the 25th Anniversary eagle set ??? >>
So long as you're asking....
I called hundreds of times and tried on the computer very frequently from noon until 17:00 when I got out of work, finally got through and ordered on my Droid at 17:50. I so should have just called out sick - can't believe that I didn't.
The three friends whom I told about these all were able to get 5 sets. One was able to order online at 12:05, another via the phone at 14:00 on the 10th or so try and the last on the computer at 15:30 after constantly trying.
My father and brother tried constantly from home, computer and phone, finally ordered at 17:30.
So, no coins for me or my family from these.
My saving grace is my buddy who got through on the phone at 14:00. He is selling me two sets for his cost as he would not have known about them but for me. I'm very grateful for this. He said that I can cherry pick the best coins from the five sets and buy two sets from him. I will help him sell the other three sets on FeeBay.
I might grade the keys, if they look like clear 70s. I have no intention of selling, so I might keep them raw as I always like OGP vs. slabs.
I so wish that my friend had just handed me the phone after he ordered. I'm sure that I could have just ordered my five and been done. Don't know whether they would have taken my order this way or not, but I don't see why not.
I'm just so ticked at this whole thing. The limit should have been 1/hh. They absolutely should change the limit to 1/hh now so that the 70 or so thousand people on the wait list who will get nothing can get a set. Perhaps they will. >>
Well... don't hold your breath waiting for them to lower the HH limit.
Personally I'm happy I got my sets (hopefully) but the complaining here from those that couldn't get through is getting a bit stale. >>
Not holding my breath, just stating fact: perhaps they will. It is my no means a given that they won't. I think that it's 20% likely.
At least I have two sets coming. I feel very bad for those who have none despite that thousands will have five. The Mint can and should correct this.
I see that you've been on the forum for less than a month. Are you new here just to get info and to flip these sets? It's likely that you got much of your info from those who post regularly on this forum such as myself. Perhaps you should be a bit less sumg and a bit more grateful to the regular posters on this forum who likely aided in making you a ton of $ in flips on these.
The appearance of smug newbie flippers such as yourself when "hot" new issues appear, such as the pucks before these, is what gets stale very quickly.
The complaints are warranted. If they do change the limits I can't wait to read your posts complaining about it. I'll be so sad about your lost flipping opportunity. LOL.
The Mint totally screwed this up re: the HH limits. That's just a fact.
I work 7:00 to 4:00 central time and figured I would have no problem getting a set after work. I knew this issue could sell out in 6 hours (my original prediction) but really thought it would take 2 to 3 days.
I was reading the message boards (and posting) from work around Noon ET and didn't see anything I didn't expect. I went the gym for my normal 30 minute work-out at 1:00pm ET (Noon CT) and when I got back, still didn't see anything unusual.
I went ahead and started calling the mint then and re-dailed every 10 minutes or so from about 1:30 pm ET until 4:30 pm ET. I made at least 20 calls and got a busy signal every time. I loaded the Mint's webpage on my computer at work and tried several times to get through but couldn't.
Finally at about 4:30 pm ET I gave up and told my boss I was going home a little early to try there. By this time it was clear that we were close to a sell-out. I got home and got my first order through at 5:06 ET and my second through at 5:35 pm ET. Both are on hold. I hope to get the 1st order but don't expect to get the 2nd one.
Offering 5/household was a huge mistake by the mint. As many have said, it was a perfect storm. We'll see what happens now.......................
I received a confirmation email with confirmation number.
A couple hours later, my order was "suspended" on the order lookup.
I called the mint, they said, "We are getting a lot of complaints about that same issue, but, everything is fine with the order, there are a lot of problems with the webservers".
Today, that order no longer exists on the lookup site.
I called, they said, "yes, we are getting a lot of complaints about that same issue, we are looking into it!" and "it's a good sign that you have a confirmation number!"
I'll be darn surprised if I receive that order.
Mint MORE of the junk.
It's no better than Franklin Mint and it's time for people to find some coins with HISTORY!
My opinion only. People will order from the mint forever. As numismatic history, it will remain junk.
But so what?
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Personally I'm happy I got my sets (hopefully) but the complaining here from those that couldn't get through is getting a bit stale. >>
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Not holding my breath, just stating fact: perhaps they will. It is my no means a given that they won't. I think that it's 20% likely. >>
Opinion and speculation is not fact.
<< <i>At least I have two sets coming. I feel very bad for those who have none despite that thousands will have five. The Mint can and should correct this.
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Why?
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I see that you've been on the forum for less than a month. Are you new here just to get info and to flip these sets? It's likely that you got much of your info from those who post regularly on this forum such as myself. Perhaps you should be a bit less sumg and a bit more grateful to the regular posters on this forum who likely aided in making you a ton of $ in flips on these.
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I've been collecting coins for more than 50 years. I regularly read Coin World and other numismatic publication and was well aware of the ASE set quite some time ago, so your speculation here is unsupportable and illogical.
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The appearance of smug newbie flippers such as yourself when "hot" new issues appear, such as the pucks before these, is what gets stale very quickly. >>
I'm not smug, not at all. I consider myself somewhat lucky to have been able to get my order in but I kept at it diligently for the better part of 3 hours.
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The complaints are warranted. If they do change the limits I can't wait to read your posts complaining about it. I'll be so sad about your lost flipping opportunity. LOL.
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You are a very pleasant fellow, aren't you?
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The Mint totally screwed this up re: the HH limits. That's just a fact. >>
That's the first thing you've stated that I agree with.
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Personally I'm happy I got my sets (hopefully) but the complaining here from those that couldn't get through is getting a bit stale. >>
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Not holding my breath, just stating fact: perhaps they will. It is my no means a given that they won't. I think that it's 20% likely. >>
Opinion and speculation is not fact.
The fact to which I was referring was that "perhaps they will". Perhaps they will. Perhaps they will is a fact.
What was your obnoxious "holding your breath" comment about?? All is said in my original post was That they should change the limit. Did I say "I was holding my breath"??? That was your obnoxious comment, not mine.
<< <i>At least I have two sets coming. I feel very bad for those who have none despite that thousands will have five. The Mint can and should correct this.
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Why?
Why what??
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I see that you've been on the forum for less than a month. Are you new here just to get info and to flip these sets? It's likely that you got much of your info from those who post regularly on this forum such as myself. Perhaps you should be a bit less smug and a bit more grateful to the regular posters on this forum who likely aided in making you a ton of $ in flips on these.
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I've been collecting coins for more than 50 years. I regularly read Coin World and other numismatic publication and was well aware of the ASE set quite some time ago, so your speculation here is unsupportable and illogical.
A newbie to this forum, geez. How much do you need spelled out??? I don't' care if you purchased 1907 HRs directly from The Mint. I was referring to the fact that you're a newbie to this forum, not collecting.
With ever "hot" new issue the we see newbies the likes of yourself who suddenly appear and spout off like you did. It gets stale.
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The appearance of smug newbie flippers such as yourself when "hot" new issues appear, such as the pucks before these, is what gets stale very quickly. >>
I'm not smug, not at all. I consider myself somewhat lucky to have been able to get my order in but I kept at it diligently for the better part of 3 hours.
Your comments were smug. Re-read them.
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The complaints are warranted. If they do change the limits I can't wait to read your posts complaining about it. I'll be so sad about your lost flipping opportunity. LOL.
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You are a very pleasant fellow, aren't you?
Only responding in kind. If you search my posts you will not find a single one where I initiated a smug post such as yours. I will however respond in kind when one is directed my way as I did in this case.
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The Mint totally screwed this up re: the HH limits. That's just a fact. >>
That's the first thing you've stated that I agree with. >>
Who cares??
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Personally I'm happy I got my sets (hopefully) but the complaining here from those that couldn't get through is getting a bit stale. >>
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Not holding my breath, just stating fact: perhaps they will. It is my no means a given that they won't. I think that it's 20% likely. >>
Opinion and speculation is not fact.
The fact to which I was referring was that "perhaps they will". Perhaps they will. Perhaps they will is a fact. Perhaps they will.
What was your obnoxious "holding your breath" comment about?? All is said in my original post was That they should change the limit. Did I say "I was holding my breath"??? Those were your obnoxious comment, not mine.
<< <i>At least I have two sets coming. I feel very bad for those who have none despite that thousands will have five. The Mint can and should correct this.
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Why?
Why what??
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I see that you've been on the forum for less than a month. Are you new here just to get info and to flip these sets? It's likely that you got much of your info from those who post regularly on this forum such as myself. Perhaps you should be a bit less smug and a bit more grateful to the regular posters on this forum who likely aided in making you a ton of $ in flips on these.
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I've been collecting coins for more than 50 years. I regularly read Coin World and other numismatic publication and was well aware of the ASE set quite some time ago, so your speculation here is unsupportable and illogical.
A newbie to this forum, geez. How much do you need spelled out??? I don't' care if you purchased 1907 HRs directly from The Mint. I was referring to the fact that you're a newbie to this forum, not collecting.
With ever "hot" new issue the we see newbies the likes of yourself who suddenly appear and spout off like you did. It gets stale.
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The appearance of smug newbie flippers such as yourself when "hot" new issues appear, such as the pucks before these, is what gets stale very quickly. >>
I'm not smug, not at all. I consider myself somewhat lucky to have been able to get my order in but I kept at it diligently for the better part of 3 hours.
Your comments were smug. Re-read them.
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The complaints are warranted. If they do change the limits I can't wait to read your posts complaining about it. I'll be so sad about your lost flipping opportunity. LOL.
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You are a very pleasant fellow, aren't you?
Only responding in kind. If you search my posts you will not find a single one where I initiated a smug post such as yours. I will however respond in kind when one is directed my way as I did in this case.
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The Mint totally screwed this up re: the HH limits. That's just a fact. >>
That's the first thing you've stated that I agree with. >>
Who cares?? >>
You'll have to find someone else to argue and feud with, since I refuse to be drawn into this any further.
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Personally I'm happy I got my sets (hopefully) but the complaining here from those that couldn't get through is getting a bit stale. >>
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Not holding my breath, just stating fact: perhaps they will. It is my no means a given that they won't. I think that it's 20% likely. >>
Opinion and speculation is not fact.
The fact to which I was referring was that "perhaps they will". Perhaps they will. Perhaps they will is a fact. Perhaps they will.
What was your obnoxious "holding your breath" comment about?? All is said in my original post was That they should change the limit. Did I say "I was holding my breath"??? Those were your obnoxious comment, not mine.
<< <i>At least I have two sets coming. I feel very bad for those who have none despite that thousands will have five. The Mint can and should correct this.
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Why?
Why what??
<< <i>
I see that you've been on the forum for less than a month. Are you new here just to get info and to flip these sets? It's likely that you got much of your info from those who post regularly on this forum such as myself. Perhaps you should be a bit less smug and a bit more grateful to the regular posters on this forum who likely aided in making you a ton of $ in flips on these.
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I've been collecting coins for more than 50 years. I regularly read Coin World and other numismatic publication and was well aware of the ASE set quite some time ago, so your speculation here is unsupportable and illogical.
A newbie to this forum, geez. How much do you need spelled out??? I don't' care if you purchased 1907 HRs directly from The Mint. I was referring to the fact that you're a newbie to this forum, not collecting.
With ever "hot" new issue the we see newbies the likes of yourself who suddenly appear and spout off like you did. It gets stale.
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The appearance of smug newbie flippers such as yourself when "hot" new issues appear, such as the pucks before these, is what gets stale very quickly. >>
I'm not smug, not at all. I consider myself somewhat lucky to have been able to get my order in but I kept at it diligently for the better part of 3 hours.
Your comments were smug. Re-read them.
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The complaints are warranted. If they do change the limits I can't wait to read your posts complaining about it. I'll be so sad about your lost flipping opportunity. LOL.
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You are a very pleasant fellow, aren't you?
Only responding in kind. If you search my posts you will not find a single one where I initiated a smug post such as yours. I will however respond in kind when one is directed my way as I did in this case.
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The Mint totally screwed this up re: the HH limits. That's just a fact. >>
That's the first thing you've stated that I agree with. >>
Who cares?? >>
You'll have to find someone else to argue and feud with, since I refuse to be drawn into this any further.
Sounds great. Absent your obnoxious post there would have been nothing to be drawn into.
I feel he is entitled to share his thoughts and frustrations regarding this issue as he has in the past.
He has been a solid supporter of those that win and sometimes lose on these forums.
I am glad you have surrounded yourself with good & thankful friends that are willing to share their winnings with you Raufus!!
Miles
<< <i>I respect Raufus. Much!!
I feel he is entitled to share his thoughts and frustrations regarding this issue as he has in the past.
He has been a solid supporter of those that win and sometimes lose on these forums.
I am glad you have surrounded yourself with good & thankful friends that are willing to share their winnings with you Raufus!!
Miles >>
Of course he's entitled to share his thoughts.
So is everyone else.
Don't know why he's in such a tizzy but frankly, I don't care.
Life is too short to waste it with petty arguments and feuds
<< <i>I got an order of 4 in just before the "lights out" message on the website.
I received a confirmation email with confirmation number.
A couple hours later, my order was "suspended" on the order lookup.
I called the mint, they said, "We are getting a lot of complaints about that same issue, but, everything is fine with the order, there are a lot of problems with the webservers".
Today, that order no longer exists on the lookup site.
I called, they said, "yes, we are getting a lot of complaints about that same issue, we are looking into it!" and "it's a good sign that you have a confirmation number!"
I'll be darn surprised if I receive that order. >>
they have had issues with disappearing orders before.
they have restored them.
As with previous flips, you have shown you handle things well. Kudos to you! And, I agree with what you have posted.
on the question about Amazon. Not sure how the mint could really farm out the hot items to them. The mint's system works for the vast majority of their items. It is the "rare" flip item that kills the system.
What they could do, imho, is to temporarily increase their phone call center for the lines. That, imho, would likely give the most bang for the short term buck.
Amazon can handle things like this better because they have server farms (the mint is probably very localized and doesn't have near the server resources) in different locations. Google and Microsoft do the same.
That said, there are still times when their sites bog down...maybe just not as bad as the mint's
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
I'm on hold and backordered with a ship date.
Who knows what will happen...
-Keith
<< <i>on the question about Amazon. Not sure how the mint could really farm out the hot items to them. The mint's system works for the vast majority of their items. It is the "rare" flip item that kills the system.
What they could do, imho, is to temporarily increase their phone call center for the lines. That, imho, would likely give the most bang for the short term buck.
Amazon can handle things like this better because they have server farms (the mint is probably very localized and doesn't have near the server resources) in different locations. Google and Microsoft do the same.
That said, there are still times when their sites bog down...maybe just not as bad as the mint's
The Mint could rent rent the services of a "server farm" for those times it needs expanded coverage.
But the Mint appears almost totally clueless when it comes to predicting which releases would actually cause their servers to bog down.
Early on in the ATB puck series and the 1st Spouse series, the servers also were strained beyond the ability to provide decent service.
Doesn't seem like rocket science to be able to predict the surges, IMHO.
I would like to redirect this to "those unable to order" or those who could order until like 6pm eastern or later.
Gimme dat silva dollah!
Coin's for sale/trade.
Tom Pilitowski
US Rare Coin Investments
800-624-1870
<< <i>My Wife bought 5 and already has them sold for a good profit . Some of you guys who apparently have "difficult" wives who don't fully support the hobby may have turned said wife onto the sitting and clicking away for an hour an a half to confirm a sale and make a good days pay. Might have a slightly different view of the hobby now as only being old guys who have cow licks and wear glasses. I mean cmon now >>
Stop looking through my monitor and describing me to the world!
I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment
Box of 20
Hoard the keys.
Immediately after logging off the computer, I felt as if I'd neglected my g/f by not calling her right away. How dare I go straight to them coins ( that was my thinking). Then upon re-examining my conscience, I was glad to be in charge of my own credit card.
should have done the same here.
<< <i>mint limited UHR purchases to one per household back in '09.
should have done the same here. >>
The mint later raised the limit. I don't think they ever sold out.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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<< <i>mint limited UHR purchases to one per household back in '09.
should have done the same here. >>
The mint later raised the limit. I don't think they ever sold out. >>
They did not sell out.
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<< <i>
<< <i>mint limited UHR purchases to one per household back in '09.
should have done the same here. >>
The mint later raised the limit. I don't think they ever sold out. >>
They did not sell out. >>
A $1200 to $1500 one off coin that is not part of a set is not the same as a 300 set with a few unique collector coins that are part of a popular hobby/series during an unprecedented run on PMs. The mint should know that and so should you.
Sitting on line to get stamped out limited editions of non circulating legal tender.
Exciting.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
spend all day on the internet trying to order? Are people still using 28 baud dialup?
seriously every order ive ever done since geesh going back to 97-98 has always been
in-and out, tops 15 mins, never a problem.
so Im at a loss when I hear "I was on the phone and internet all day"
doesnt make sense-if your using broadband ask for a refund, dialup well its your own fault.
but somethings deff wrong
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<< <i>Im kind of having a problem, maybe someone can clear it up. How could you possibly
spend all day on the internet trying to order? Are people still using 28 baud dialup?
seriously every order ive ever done since geesh going back to 97-98 has always been
in-and out, tops 15 mins, never a problem.
so Im at a loss when I hear "I was on the phone and internet all day"
doesnt make sense-if your using broadband ask for a refund, dialup well its your own fault.
but somethings deff wrong >>
No Way Hosay....... What Brand Computer do you use,, ?????.......... No one has ever made this claim...
<< <i>Im kind of having a problem, maybe someone can clear it up. How could you possibly
spend all day on the internet trying to order? Are people still using 28 baud dialup?
seriously every order ive ever done since geesh going back to 97-98 has always been
in-and out, tops 15 mins, never a problem.
so Im at a loss when I hear "I was on the phone and internet all day"
doesnt make sense-if your using broadband ask for a refund, dialup well its your own fault.
but somethings deff wrong >>
How many did you purchase?