Poll: What would you do if you actaully got a mustard stain on your shirt at a major show?

BryceM · December 16, 2017 3:04PM

Once when I was at a large show I actually got a hot dog from one of the vendors. Eating the thing terrified me. Clearly, you just can't eat a dog without mustard, and slopping it on your shirt would, well, you know.....

Happy Holidays y'all.

Justacommeman · December 16, 2017 3:11PM

Stain stick. A large stain stick

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BAJJERFAN · December 16, 2017 3:13PM

I heard about smoeone stepping on a ketchup packet at a show and the contents ended up on Larry Shepherd's white suit. Guess he was fit to be tied.

KollectorKing · December 16, 2017 3:22PM

go directly to the pcgs table & very politely ask for any extra pcgs logo t-shirt they have on hand, even if I have to pay $xxx for it.

or
even if I have to pay $×××, to take their pcgs logo shirt off their back.

ms70 · December 16, 2017 3:22PM

Wear it like a boss and carry on

I'd go to the bathroom and suck on it.

That option wasn't up there so I just went with wear it like a boss.

mvs7 · December 16, 2017 3:26PM

Rearrange your name tag to cover it up

TommyType · December 16, 2017 3:31PM

Wear it like a boss and carry on

Wear it with pride.

There are probably advantages to looking like a coin dealer at a coin show!

Desert Moon · December 16, 2017 3:42PM

None of the above. Kind of like ms70, I would head to the bathroom and use lots of water and soap to remove as much as possible.

Best, SH

JBK · December 16, 2017 4:04PM

Blend in.

amwldcoin · December 16, 2017 4:07PM

None of the above because I wouldn't have to worry about it because I hate mustard!

messydesk · December 16, 2017 4:12PM

I'd parlay it into being able to purchase stuff from the boxes in the back of the booths at secret wholesale prices.

Justacommeman · December 16, 2017 4:22PM

This is where those Tommy Bahama Hawaiian shirts come in handy

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Hydrant · December 16, 2017 4:22PM

I'd never notice it. But if I did, I'd just take another bite of my hot pastrami with pickles and mustard sandwich and carry on. Best sandwich ever invented!..........Having said that; it's not about the mustard stains. It's about the SMELL! And BAD BREATH!!!!! The sandwich is great! I LOVE hotdogs with mustard too. It's about the STINK of it all! HOTDOGS AND HOT PASTRAMI.......WITH MUSTARD! NOTHING BETTER in life. Well, except, ah, maybe, hum,....O.k., the SECOND best thing in life. And a close second. Especially at my age!!!!!!

mbogoman · December 16, 2017 4:34PM

Submit it for Variety attribution.

pocketpiececommems · December 16, 2017 4:48PM

At least he got something to eat

AUandAG · December 16, 2017 5:22PM

I'd slug the guy eating the dog next to me! (even if I did it to myself).

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Baley · December 16, 2017 5:24PM

Dip shirt, properly neutralize, pat dry.

golden · December 16, 2017 5:26PM

Never ate mustard.

Coin Finder · December 16, 2017 5:26PM

Take it as a sign to give up being a coin dealer and find a regular job

I would go buy a jelly donut..

CoinRaritiesOnline · December 16, 2017 5:54PM

I believe I am well qualified to answer this question.

After the Ray Rouse auction in Sept., 2008, Goldberg's hosted an elegant dinner at Morton's in LA.

For dessert they served some kind of pie with a very dark berry filling which shot out like a rocket onto my crisp white shirt and left an enormous stain shaped like Madagascar.

Fortunately, Goldberg's also gave out a deluxe hard bound copy of the Ray Rouse catalog at that dinner, and, thinking quickly, I clutched the catalog to my chest like a sorority girl for the rest of the evening, keeping secret that berry stain until right now.

So, my answer is to carry a hardbound catalog with you at all times, just in case.

messydesk · December 16, 2017 7:26PM

@CoinRaritiesOnline said:
I believe I am well qualified to answer this question.

After the Ray Rouse auction in Sept., 2008, Goldberg's hosted an elegant dinner at Morton's in LA.

For dessert they served some kind of pie with a very dark berry filling which shot out like a rocket onto my crisp white shirt and left an enormous stain shaped like Madagascar.

That would be Madagascan Rocket Pie.

Fortunately, Goldberg's also gave out a deluxe hard bound copy of the Ray Rouse catalog at that dinner, and, thinking quickly, I clutched the catalog to my chest like a sorority girl for the rest of the evening, keeping secret that berry stain until right now.

So, my answer is to carry a hardbound catalog with you at all times, just in case.

Somehow I knew you'd have an answer based on actual experience, not to imply you're a careless eater -- Lord knows that eating Rosemont sloppy Joes is playing with fire -- but that you're well experienced in ... well ... experiences.

oih82w8 · December 16, 2017 7:37PM

Would not happen...I don't care for mustard.

coinkat · December 16, 2017 8:23PM

You didn't ask about the type of mustard...Dijon or just run of the mill yellow? And what about the type of shirt or whether a tie is a casualty in this act of clumsiness? And for this to happen at of all places... A coin show. Well such a mishap could destroy the years dedicated to Keeping Up Appearances that are needed...basically required to a feared giant in the numismatic community. Who will take you serious when it becomes a known fact that you managed to get a run of the mill yellow mustard stain on your shirt or tie when it could have been Dijon?

Seems we could be talking about a numismatic career ending move...

Kccoin · December 16, 2017 11:03PM

It would be catsup in my case, and I might just wipe it off and carry on.

It's not about the stain, it's about the holder!

BLUEJAYWAY · December 17, 2017 12:56AM

Take it as a sign to quit your day job and become a coin dealer

Would also be best to leave the mustard stain on awhile ,until it "tones" a rich golden brown.

ColonelJessup · December 17, 2017 4:37AM

Buy another hotdog?

Gulden's

Not French's
Which has nothing to do with Grey Poupon
Which is only used on charcuterie
Which is French hotdogs at 5x the price

Heinz, not Hunt's for ketchup
Hellman's mayonnaise, but still Gulden's mustard.

Ballpark Franks? Even the goyim in NY know better!
Hebrew National hot dogs "We answer to a higher authority".

Chicago does it wrong!!!!! (I mean differently)

1Mike1 · December 17, 2017 4:44AM

Pull out a sharpie and draw a stick figure man eating a hot dog and HIS shirt has a mustard stain.

ricko · December 17, 2017 7:12AM

Wear it like a boss and carry on

In my case, it would have to be Grey Poupon.... I do not consider the others to be true mustard.... made my own once (too much work)....and I would proudly wear it for the rest of the day....after all, mustard stains have become part of numismatic lore, and as such, I am sure it would open many conversations with other attendees and endless humor at the bar later. Cheers, RickO

Coinosaurus · December 17, 2017 8:11AM

It would be lost in a sea of old stains and nobody would notice

@ColonelJessup said:
Buy another hotdog?

Gulden's

Not French's
Which has nothing to do with Grey Poupon
Which is only used on charcuterie
Which is French hotdogs at 5x the price

Heinz, not Hunt's for ketchup
Hellman's mayonnaise, but still Gulden's mustard.

Ballpark Franks? Even the goyim in NY know better!
Hebrew National hot dogs "We answer to a higher authority".

Chicago does it wrong!!!!! (I mean differently)

Yeah, they don't talk like that in Chicago. They are much more direct

Walkerfan · December 17, 2017 9:48AM

Wear it like a boss and carry on

Wear it like a badge of honor.

It's membership to an elite, exclusive club.

BryceM · December 17, 2017 4:20PM

Wear it like a boss and carry on

You guys are a riot. Thanks for the great replies. Here’s to an even better 2018!

Coinstartled · December 17, 2017 4:33PM

I'd rub it over a CAC sticker and see if it turns gold.

coinkat · December 17, 2017 8:57PM

The bigger concern I have is the aftermath...What happens when I hear the question...

Nice lookin' mustard stain pal, how did you manage that?

The truth might be I am just unable to eat anything with mustard on it without getting it on my shirt. And others simply do not want to hear that or are just unable to handle the truth. The well dressed and high end dealer will think to himself- How can this clown afford or even choose a coin to purchase given the amount of mustard on his shirt. Obviously, he is unable to understand that mustard belongs on a hot dog or ham sandwich and not a white 100% cotton oxford collar Brooks Brothers shirt.

So that explains how and why plausible deniability enters the thought process as an avenue should the question come up in casual conversation while looking at coins. And the key of course is to change the focus of the question. You didn't manage anything... This was the mis-management of matters beyond your control. Choose the best answer

-A clumsey dealer bumped into me in the food area. His partially opened mustard packets slid off the tray and assaulted my 100% cotton Brooks Brothers shirt.

-I was helping a dealer in the food area with this new high tech mustard dispenser gadget and it malfunctioned. Yeah... I got a mustard stain for trying to help, but you should see him. I suppose no one will know the difference.

-Stain? There is no stain and if there was, it's not mustard... Fake News.

ernie11 · December 18, 2017 2:00AM

Tell everyone it is not a mustard stain, it's just a case of one's shirt bearing a golden patina.

Treashunt · December 18, 2017 5:17AM

Rearrange your name tag to cover it up

It would make you an official coin dealer.

59Horsehide · December 18, 2017 9:43AM

Take it home, put it in the refrigerator, then have it for supper.

Bigbuck1975 · December 18, 2017 1:17PM

Take off my shirt and work the table shirtless.

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