have you ever cherried a cherripicker?
Realone
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so have you ever bought a coin from a known cherrypicker? He already cherrypicked the seller and doubled his money, but he erred in what eh thought it was and you then bought it from him and thus cherrypicked him and you also doubled your money. Everyone wins which is nice but he obviously left money on the table, but everyone still profitied handsomely. Show and tell porfavor.
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Aren't we all cherrypickers, to some degree!
<< <i>Aren't we all cherrypickers, to some degree! >>
Not me! I pick green beans.
The name is LEE!
Now there's to many smart people out there
and made a mental note to go thru the hundreds I saved from change over
the years, anyhow I got home late one night from work and was tired and
the old lady was bored and vacuming and washing dishes, NOISEY stuff,
anyhow I said can't you find something quiet to do, she says find something
quiet for me, so I dug out the quarters and tossed her my favorite loupe
and laid out the CPG on the 76d DDO quarter page, and said have at it
and be quiet, half an hour later she find's one, a few weeks later we sold
it at a Bid Board for 250 bucks, and she takes all the money, so I says to
her, it was my quarter, and she says, but I found it
Steve
<< <i>I recall after buying my first CPG, I noticed the 76D bicentinial DDO quarter
and made a mental note to go thru the hundreds I saved from change over
the years, anyhow I got home late one night from work and was tired and
the old lady was bored and vacuming and washing dishes, NOISEY stuff,
anyhow I said can't you find something quiet to do, she says find something
quiet for me, so I dug out the quarters and tossed her my favorite loupe
and laid out the CPG on the 76d DDO quarter page, and said have at it
and be quiet, half an hour later she find's one, a few weeks later we sold
it at a Bid Board for 250 bucks, and she takes all the money, so I says to
her, it was my quarter, and she says, but I found it
Steve >>
Too Funny!
The name is LEE!
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Also, Rick Snow sort of cherrypicked me on a 2-cent piece on my own web site. Not because I missed the variety, but because I missed the upgrade potential... it was an education I appreciated, especially when he sent me the pic of it in it's new holder.
<< <i>Steve: She had a good point. >>
I wouldn't complain about the vaccuum cleaner running.
It cost him money.
Hoard the keys.
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<< <i>Aren't we all cherrypickers, to some degree! >>
Not me! I pick green beans. >>
Im more a lima bean picker myself.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
A 1946- D/horiz.D Jeff.
In defense of the guy I picked it from (who is a very savvy picker!) it was a late die state.
PCGS would not even holder it as a d/d (to their discredit), but ANACS did.
<< <i>I recall after buying my first CPG, I noticed the 76D bicentinial DDO quarter
and made a mental note to go thru the hundreds I saved from change over
the years, anyhow I got home late one night from work and was tired and
the old lady was bored and vacuming and washing dishes, NOISEY stuff,
anyhow I said can't you find something quiet to do, she says find something
quiet for me, so I dug out the quarters and tossed her my favorite loupe
and laid out the CPG on the 76d DDO quarter page, and said have at it
and be quiet, half an hour later she find's one, a few weeks later we sold
it at a Bid Board for 250 bucks, and she takes all the money, so I says to
her, it was my quarter, and she says, but I found it
Steve >>
Smart woman ... keep her!
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
Everyone brings a loupe nowadays. Loupes should be banned. Grading isn't just subjective, but imperative in this game. Not just finding the cherry (key, rarity, variety, etc..), but determining it's value instinctively, obtaining it as cheaply as possible, and getting possession. Those things are key. But cherrypicking a cherrypicker usually doesn't work.
When collecting and not dealing, I found the dealers who liked me the most were the ones I NEVER argued price or grade with, but who always gave me a little break. We have to "deal". A lot of times cherrypickers don't even care what we have to pay.... we're cherrypickin'.
Ask any cherrypicker. The fun is in the people who we deal with. The cherries are not waiting to be picked. They're always ripe for the pickin' at a price that makes everyone happy. I just had a cherrypicker bring me several "IHC varieties". He named his price, I didn't argue because I asked for his "dupes".... and guess what ??? Go on, have a guess what ? ... He left me a greater potential profit margin on those coins, than the dealer who sold me my shop ever left me on any inventory I purchased from him on his way out. And the dealer who sold me my shop told me "Don't ever let that guy in, he wants to cherrypick you and won't pay up for what the coin is worth".... I see the opposite. Better to make friends with those gentlemen than to expect to beat them at the game they helped write the books on, which help people be more successful, too.
That's my view on the cherrypickers. They're the best in the business. They're unassuming, gentle , quiet and often appear to dealers as CHEAP
Hows that for "Show and Tell" ? No names were used in the creation of this post, for reasons that keep me safe.
WS
Since the subject line was appropriate, I thought I would resurrect this thread. A packaging error and mint error in one.
This guy didn't notice there was a clipped nickel in the set. I snagged it for 20 bucks!
But did you cherry-pick it from a cherry-picker?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Well, I suppose you're right. There's no way for me to prove he was a cherrypicker.
Interestingly, I don’t see the thread as having moved up from our posts.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Yes, that's what my question was about. How did you find this thread?
I found it through the link in the new thread you started (“Is there a time frame”).
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Okay, thanks. You're right. For whatever reason, this thread is not being bumped to the top of the forum.