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Another coin shop closes

Coin shop in my town has closed





. Alpagini (sp?) coins of Lansdowne PA closed its dorrs after over 40 years of being in business. I'm sad to see this one go.







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Is there any specific reason why it closed?
<< <i>Is there any specific reason why it closed? >>
Another eBay casualty?
<< <i>Coin shop in my town has closed
Is he simply retiring? Or was there a shift in biz?
sorry for the news.....
Maybe the owner really wanted to retire and do nothing......just like people with real jobs. Not that being a small B&M coin dealer is not a real job, but maybe he wanted to quit for good.
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<< <i>When one door closes another door opens. >>
In the era of eBay, and given all the security and insurance concerns, I really don't think this is true. Some come back to replace the ones that close, but I don't think it's even close to 1-for-1.
<< <i>He just retired, he was in business for 44 or 46 years there. >>
Nothing wrong with retiring
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<< <i>When one door closes another door opens. >>
In the era of eBay, and given all the security and insurance concerns, I really don't think this is true. Some come back to replace the ones that close, but I don't think it's even close to 1-for-1. >>
The last coin store I went to had lots of security, you had to be buzzed in and out. There may have been security windows too (bars?). They also had a lot of coins which made many things look common. I'm not sure how many people will want to make the security investments this shop had.
It's much easier and less hassle to sell on eBay.
<< <i>Now, where will all the stolen coins be sold? >>
Not only that, where will the widows take their deceased husband's coins to be sold?
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