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This is simply ridiculous...
TWICE at a show today dealers refused to sell 1827 halves to me.
One simply removed it from his case while I was standing there waiting for him to finish talking--not selling coins--about the upcoming football season. When I asked about it he said it was hold. Okay...benefit of the doubt maybe due here.
The second dealer allowed me to look at one I was interested in but then flatly told me that if I was interested that it must be a rare Overton variety and therefore not for sale until he could check it out further. (It was a O-108 R-2.)
By the way. I didn't recognise the name of either dealer as participating on any of the forums where I am active. Am I THAT well-known?
Why doesn't this ever happen to Russ when he asks about Kennedys?
TWICE at a show today dealers refused to sell 1827 halves to me.
One simply removed it from his case while I was standing there waiting for him to finish talking--not selling coins--about the upcoming football season. When I asked about it he said it was hold. Okay...benefit of the doubt maybe due here.The second dealer allowed me to look at one I was interested in but then flatly told me that if I was interested that it must be a rare Overton variety and therefore not for sale until he could check it out further. (It was a O-108 R-2.)
By the way. I didn't recognise the name of either dealer as participating on any of the forums where I am active. Am I THAT well-known?
Why doesn't this ever happen to Russ when he asks about Kennedys?
Just because I'm old doesn't mean I don't love to look at a pretty bust.
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<< <i>Why doesn't this ever happen to Russ when he asks about Kennedys? >>
Actually, it does. Once I was at a show and found an unattributed Accented Hair set marked at $10. When I went to buy it the dealer looked at me, then handed it to his partner and said "check this for varieties". Suddenly the price was $20.
Russ, NCNE
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I have no idea how to combat that problem.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
At least with Morgans, there are usually plenty of others to look at. With your varieties, the market is thin! I feel for you.
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Bastage !
<< <i>You got it, Stu. (opps, did I let the cat out of the bag?)
Great... Now my groupies will find me again.
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Bastage??
This thread just reinforces my researched opinion that dealers are kooky dudes.....
What happened to you happens to almost every customer every so often. Just ignore them and mock them in your mind for a long time.
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