Not the best way to make money.

TwoSides2aCoin

She came with an old Harris folder . I opened it. There was a dateless buffalo nickel (not on a mound or with a mintmark) and a dateless standing liberty quarter which had 3 stars on the reverse. Nothing out of the ordinary, per se. except for a little creasing and ink marks on the inside folder. Kind of typical for a day in the shop. Slow days , long nights.

The analytical and initial assessment lead me to say: "Ma'am, as this goes, it's not even worth $5. "

She asked : "Could I get $5 for it ? I need milk for my baby "

I shook my head. Took out $2 from my pocket and said, "No. Here are two dollars. Now you could take that book up the street to the next dealer and see if he will give you $3 ". She giggled a little and went on her way.


The guy on my phone during this visit asked : "Did that just happen ? You gave someone two bucks to leave ? "

I said, "Yeah, I know. This is going to cost me, paying people to leave with the stuff I don't want and pointing them to the competition , hoping he's feeling generous."

Welcome to the city ! It's a tough world out there.

jdimmick

Wed had same thing, two guys came in had a cleaned vg flyer and two worn out silver dollars. told them Id give em 50, they wanted a lot more. (wanted a new redbook. I sell them at 10 bucks.) I ended up giving them the redbook and the 50 bucks just to get em out of the place. flet uncomfortable with them lurking around

CommemKing

Paying people to leave. Funny stuff. As a criminal defense lawyer,I sure wish I had came up with that idea. I've heard some stories...

TwoSides2aCoin

Look guys, I was just trying to get the girl a jug of milk and didn't want to take her last piece of silver. But in honesty, the way it was phrased to me (with the guy who heard this on the phone), was hilarious. There was no intent to "get her out".

coindeuce

I've had my share of those circumstances. I'm in a shop located within easy walking distance of a VA facility. Some of the outpatients are lucid, some are not. Ya gotta do the best ya can to make 'em feel human, without being a philanthropist.

oih82w8

Your good deed will come back around to you...one day.

LanceNewmanOCC

Originally posted by: coindeuce

Ya gotta do the best ya can to make 'em feel human, without being a philanthropist.

a delicate skill i doubt i will master but i sure hope my effort translates.



like hearing of little acts of random kindness.

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JCLIGHTBRIGADE

Originally posted by: CommemKing
Paying people to leave. Funny stuff. As a criminal defense lawyer,I sure wish I had came up with that idea. I've heard some stories...

That's funny, at least to me and when I was practicing I'd actually say the same thing, give people a quote then they try to lowball. I'd say shoot I'd pay you $1,000 just to leave and never come back...

SeattleSlammer

I gave her $20 just to go in and mess with ya.

joeykoins

The life of a B+M owner! I have a close dealer friend, so I know the hills and valleys you tread. Good judgment there on that situation. All the patience one has to endure sometimes, huh? not to mention the ugly and dangerous side. It is a tuff way to make a living I'm sure but from what my dealer friend says, " the good outweighs the bad." He said he loves his job and I would speculate you love yours too?

SaorAlba

I have been in the local B&M when people have come in selling off loose low value coins to buy food with. So it must happen a lot.

joeykoins

Originally posted by: SeattleSlammer
I gave her $20 just to go in and mess with ya.

mustangmanbob

Not quite as nice, but I had a customer that ALWAYS complained about everything, low balled everything, whined about every thing on it, etc. He would ask a price, I would say $50, he would counter at $5, whine, beg etc. Every visit was a 30 minutes to over an hour for mostly nothing.

Even after a price was agreed, he would then go back and try and renegotiate all over again.

One day, he needed a part that I had just picked up in a junk clean out. It would bring about $50 or so on ebay, but I really had nothing in it. He wanted it, whined, offered $5, I showed him worse ones on ebay for more, etc.

I finally told him he could take it that day to make sure it fit his car, (which I knew it did) but when he came back, he owed me $100 for it, no negotiation.

That was 2 years ago, have not seen him since.

DaveWcoins

Originally posted by: mustangmanbob

Not quite as nice, but I had a customer that ALWAYS complained about everything, low balled everything, whined about every thing on it, etc. He would ask a price, I would say $50, he would counter at $5, whine, beg etc. Every visit was a 30 minutes to over an hour for mostly nothing.



Even after a price was agreed, he would then go back and try and renegotiate all over again.



One day, he needed a part that I had just picked up in a junk clean out. It would bring about $50 or so on ebay, but I really had nothing in it. He wanted it, whined, offered $5, I showed him worse ones on ebay for more, etc.



I finally told him he could take it that day to make sure it fit his car, (which I knew it did) but when he came back, he owed me $100 for it, no negotiation.



That was 2 years ago, have not seen him since.

I think you got the better end of that deal. By far!



Life is too short.

ricko

Compassion in business is a good thing, but administered judiciously. Cheers, RickO