When was the last time you waited to buy a coin only to it sold while you waited
BWCoin
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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.
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I believe there's a saying........
Coin's for sale/trade.
Tom Pilitowski
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I've done it, but one thing I've learned that if you pass or don't get a coin, another one comes along.
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
I now make split second decisions.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
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Now, I make the decision before I set a coin back down.
<< <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.
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MJ
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......
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.
<< <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.
Classic! I'll have to remember that one if I ever set up at shows.
-Paul
<< <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.
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.
<< <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.
So ... then do you tell the collector it's available or do you just let them walk away?
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
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.
<< <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.
<< <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.
Did you lose the sale or did you let him in on the joke? If so what was his reaction?
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
<< <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.
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
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.
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