When was the last time you waited to buy a coin only to it sold while you waited

BWCoin

I had a shilling which was really nice that I wanted to buy but since I wanted to think about it for a few days then I called back the dealer to buy the coin only to hear that to was sold. I'm still kicking myself for waiting.

mrearlygold

Ahhh yes, happens to everybody at some point


I believe there's a saying........

tydye

Happens to me all the time. Saw a nice seated dollar in a dealers case last week. But he was busy with a customer so I thought I would ask on my way back. I got back in time to see in being sold to another customer.

TopographicOceans

He who hesitates - loses the coin.

I've done it, but one thing I've learned that if you pass or don't get a coin, another one comes along.

dbldie55

Too often, most recently a few weeks ago.

lasvegasteddy

gets me is those ones
i'm reading the description to ensure no stock photo crap is going on
go to hit the buy it now....and it's gone

Christos

Being that I need to research many of my purchases this happens often to me but that is ok as many different coins appeal to me and I am not at this time collecting sets etc.

ctf_error_coins

I don't want to talk about it.

I now make split second decisions.

coindeuce

Last month, right here. I let a rare date (<100 in the entire census of certifieds) quarter eagle slip away to another member.

jdimmick

Had it happen one time too me a few years ago in Baltimore, stepped away to check with a friend on price that had more knowledge than me, wasn't more than 2 min. Step back to get it and it was gone.

Now, I make the decision before I set a coin back down.

JCMhouston

<< <i>one thing I've learned that if you pass or don't get a coin, another one comes along. >>



The problem is, if you collect rare coins, is it may be 5-10 years before another comes along.

kaz

Today, LOL!

MICHAELDIXON

When I did shows as a dealer, whenever a collector was waffling on a coin and wanted to haggle price, when I would see them returning I would remove the coin from the case and tell them it had been sold. I always enjoyed the look on their faces!!!

silverpop

never

Justacommeman

It happened once and it still stings.

MJ

lkeigwin

I don't wait.

If I'm on the fence, and we're dickering over price, or I have to convince myself, then I really don't think of it as a loss if someone else comes along.
Lance.

Shamika

Once every several years this happens. In hindsight I'm always asking myself why I hesitated.

commoncents05

<< <i>When I did shows as a dealer, whenever a collector was waffling on a coin and wanted to haggle price, when I would see them returning I would remove the coin from the case and tell them it had been sold. I always enjoyed the look on their faces!!! >>



Classic! I'll have to remember that one if I ever set up at shows.

-Paul

Barberian

<< <i>When I did shows as a dealer, whenever a collector was waffling on a coin and wanted to haggle price, when I would see them returning I would remove the coin from the case and tell them it had been sold. I always enjoyed the look on their faces!!! >>



That's downright rotten (lol)...however, if I REALLY like a coin, I keep haggling to a minimum. One has to ask themselves how they would feel if the coin gets away from them.

astrorat

<< <i>When I did shows as a dealer, whenever a collector was waffling on a coin and wanted to haggle price, when I would see them returning I would remove the coin from the case and tell them it had been sold. I always enjoyed the look on their faces!!! >>

So ... then do you tell the collector it's available or do you just let them walk away?

lordmarcovan

Happens to me fairly often, too. Yesterday, in fact.

But one consolation is, it sorta validates one's tastes.

If you are regularly having coins bought out from under you, you must have a good eye for quality, a good bargain, or both.

WildIdea

<< <i>Happens to me fairly often, too. Yesterday, in fact.

But one consolation is, it sorta validates one's tastes.

If you are regularly having coins bought out from under you, you must have a good eye for quality, a good bargain, or both. >>



Exactly, pretty much validates that you are on the right track, putting a floor on the value of the next one that surfaces. Sometimes, when I've seen a coin sit too long I get nervy about the offer price. I'm looking at a coin right now that is killer but a bit much money for me at the moment. I'm weighing my options.....if it sells I'll prob be relieved, and if it's still around when I can afford it, it's just meant to be I guess. Either way, it's easy for me to move on. The scene is awash in desirable items all vying for my attention and I'll surly swing my crosshairs onto the next piece.

PerryHall

<< <i>When I did shows as a dealer, whenever a collector was waffling on a coin and wanted to haggle price, when I would see them returning I would remove the coin from the case and tell them it had been sold. I always enjoyed the look on their faces!!! >>



Did you lose the sale or did you let him in on the joke? If so what was his reaction?

PerryHall

<< <i>Ahhh yes, happens to everybody at some point


I believe there's a saying........ >>



....."When you snooze, you lose." Been there, done that. Fortunately, "There are plenty of fish in the sea." is the other saying that applies to this situation.

Justlooking

Don't worry. A nicer one will come along.

MICHAELDIXON

When I did shows as a dealer, whenever a collector was waffling on a coin and wanted to haggle price, when I would see them returning I would remove the coin from the case and tell them it had been sold. I always enjoyed the look on their faces!!!
So ... then do you tell the collector it's available or do you just let them walk away?

It all depended on their attitude whenever I first dealt with them. If they had been rude about it, I would let them walk away. As I told somebody in my store in Radcliff, KY one time: "I'd rather eat that coin without salt and pepper than to sell it to you at any price!" I never had problems with the guy haggling again whenever I told him my best price.

Coin Finder

Oh yes! I was at a coin show and asked to see a Wells Fargo SCD in a dealers case. Another dealer who is also standing there asks to see it also, the first dealer hesitates and gives it to the the other dealer who asks how much? They go back and forth once and it is sold. The dealer who sold the coin looks at me and says nothing. Many years later I did find another one that was much better...

ElKevvo

Not recently but more than once...I have to think about things for a while sometimes and have lost out maybe a dozen or so times.

K