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wikyvawikyva Posts: 478
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Friends and family keep asking me what I want for Christmas. Of course ... I would love coins! However, I know that they (all non-collectors) would never really be able to find what I want and they would have no idea of what they should be paying. I looked on a couple of dealer sites that I like wondering if they sell gift certificates and saw no information about that. Is this not a common practice? If not, why? It seems to me a good idea and a great way to get future sales because ... I would probably spend more than the value of the certificate. Any thoughts? image

Chris

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    fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Any thoughts? >>

    Tell them to give you green pictures of dead presidents.(cash!!) Gift certificates lock you into buying from a certain dealer. Cash gives you freedom to shop where ever you like.
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    wikyvawikyva Posts: 478


    << <i>

    << <i>Any thoughts? >>

    Tell them to give you green pictures of dead presidents.(cash!!) Gift certificates lock you into buying from a certain dealer. Cash gives you freedom to shop where ever you like. >>



    image I had already thought of that but my wife says asking for cash is unseemly. It sounds right to me though!
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    PlacidPlacid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭
    Just ask for socks or a tie and enjoy the holidays.
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    keepdachangekeepdachange Posts: 1,374
    Does the Mint have any of those spoons left? image
    "If you hit a midget on the head with a stick, he turns into 40 gold coins." - Patty Oswalt
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    StewStew Posts: 1,002
    A coin book of what you would enjoy reading would seem like an easy thing for people to find.
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    collegecoincollectorcollegecoincollector Posts: 426
    there is a coin show in my area that I'm going to with my dad a few days before christmas. that way perhaps he can pay for something that I can pick out myself so this problem won't happen. of course, it is indeed stupid to ask for coins, but why not supplies? you could ask for this year's red book at the very least. image
    For those that don't know, I am starting pharmacy school in the fall. image
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    Raybob15239Raybob15239 Posts: 1,359 ✭✭✭
    Ask for ebay gift cards!
    Successful B/S/T transactions: As Seller: PascoWA (June 2008); MsMorrisine (April 2009); ECHOES (July 2009) As Buyer: bfjohnson (July 2008); robkool (Dec 2010); itsnotjustme (Dec 2010) TwoSides2aCoin (Dec 2018) PrivateCoin Jan 2019

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