LostDutchman Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 funny story... i never went back to that shop... and with my little kid ambition i said to myself that i would one day put them out of business for being jerks... the day that i signed the paperwork finalizing the shop i now run... that other shop closed their doors forever.... the same day.... still gives me the shivers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 funny story... i never went back to that shop... and with my little kid ambition i said to myself that i would one day put them out of business for being jerks... the day that i signed the paperwork finalizing the shop i now run... that other shop closed their doors forever.... the same day.... still gives me the shivers... Note to self - be nice. Be nice. Be very very nice. Nice. Nice. Nice. Not a jerk. Nice. Nice. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Isn't fate and providence just something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Jim Coad Rare Coins in Albuquerque, NM, is the only shop I'll buy from around here. There are a couple of other so-called coin shops here, but, since I got treated like crap at both of them, I'll stick with Jim. His coins are priced fairly, he has a huge inventory, and he's friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 The one and only coin store in the province... PEI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Sort of used to be that way around here with the average coin collector being an old man. Coin stores, shops, flea market coin dealers and especially coin shows. Recently with the massive growth of coin collectors due to the Mints amount of various types of coins, the type of collector making appearances has also changed. I go to a lot of coin shows and have now noticed a large increase in kids, younger people, women and even what appears as a couple on a date. Now also women dealers or women with their husbands at coin shows. I would suspect the State Quarters started an entire new concept of coin collecting which includes real young kids, younger people in general and women. oooo the 1950 german 1 mark an the 1950 2 shillings started it all for me ...hmm i like 1950 coins ^_^ lol hmm my coin dealer is fine .... when i come he knows i mean business brings me a chair an a table lets me sit an gives me a magnifier an a bin of coins first (i check bins first always eheh) an a empty bin 2 keep the coins i dont want in i look through all of em while he an my dad talk lol they talk bout the prices in the country an stuff lol bout the weather, etc ^_^ he always gives me discounts an lil freebies ....only prob is ...he isnt that smart when it comes 2 coins xP he is old doesnt know how 2 use computers 2 research prices an stuff (heard him complain bout that when he was talkin with my dad ) an its hard 2 find good coin price books in bahrain xD lol you have 2 order 1 from a book store an takes weeks xD ....he does sell coins above the normal price ....just cause they are big or old xP another guy next 2 him ..... is also kind gives me freebies an talks with my dad alot while i look for coins he gave me my first wheatie for free ^_^ lol ...only prob is ....he has alot of fakes an doesnt know if they are fake or not ...he does tell me becarefull this maybe a fake an stuff ....but not always xP eg :- the first time i bought a coin from him it was a 1916 1 rupee QUEEN VICTORIA coin that was BRONZE!!! .....i was thinkin the whole time .... didnt queen victoria die in 1901?!?!?! lol ...hey it was my first time buyin coins lol ......an also like the other guy ...he sells coins above the normal price ....just cause they are big or old. both the guys have been collectors for yrs !!!!! an most of these coins were in their collection but they had alot of em so wanna get rid of few of em....lucky i see ppl coming an given them boxs of coins for free ...grrrr lol xD..... when im lookin through the coins i always keep seein kids walk behind me lookin at what im lookin an ask random questions 2 the guy xD ....once the guy said look through the coins an pick what you want ill be back in a min (he trusts me that much 2 leave me with his coins xP lol ^_^ ) an kids started comin askin me how much is this, what is that , etc etc thinkin its my store xD lol alot of other dealers also but most of em only went once cause they 2 far ... i really liked 1 though ...he sold alot of silver an gold coins ... also sells old old old pocket watch's x) an others sell coins by size :S an they sell em for alot 2 .... grrr so i nvr go their again xP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 PEI? I doubt they even have a coin store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted September 4, 2007 Report Share Posted September 4, 2007 LostDuctchman: You and your Dad could have had some fun back then. You could have had your Dad go back there with you and he would pretend to want to buy something for thousands and then you would loudly say to your Dad, hey Dad, this is the guy that threw me out. Lets go. And then your Dad and you walk out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianne Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 The only coin shop in my area is just down the street from me. So close, and yet... so frustrating. The owner carries only a handful of non-U.S. coins, and he dips everything. Coins with obvious wear are shiny as doorknobs. I keep popping back in, hoping something decent will turn up. Last week, a hapless potential customer was fleeing out the door as I arrived. "Come on in," the dealer told me. "I won't be mean to YOU." So I scaled the "Cash paying customers only beyond this point" barrier and got an earful about the impending collapse of fiat money. I've tried to draw him out about coins, but he only wants to talk about the need to hoard gold. When I tell him what I'm looking for, he'll say, "Oh, I used to have a bunch of those." Then he starts suggesting completely unrelated coins. The last time I bought something from him (I try), he emerged from the back room to give me a handful of worn, pre-war Jefferson nickels and a Sackie. It isn't often that I feel 8 years old again. It would be great to give my local dealer more business and learn more about coins while I'm at it. I've about given up, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 and he dips everything. same here lol not only 1 dealer xD 75% of em an almost all old coins are cleaned lol not all but almost all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 The only coin shop in my area is just down the street from me. So close, and yet... so frustrating. The owner carries only a handful of non-U.S. coins, and he dips everything. Coins with obvious wear are shiny as doorknobs. I keep popping back in, hoping something decent will turn up. Last week, a hapless potential customer was fleeing out the door as I arrived. "Come on in," the dealer told me. "I won't be mean to YOU." So I scaled the "Cash paying customers only beyond this point" barrier and got an earful about the impending collapse of fiat money. I've tried to draw him out about coins, but he only wants to talk about the need to hoard gold. We have four coin shops in my area, only one of which I visit from time to time, the others have dealers that smoke like chimneys, and kind of give one the creeps. I don't care for dealers that try to push stuff off, I know my stuff, I know what I want. The dealer I see here, I usually get only supplies from, he just doesn't have the stuff I buy numismatically. I get most of my goodies thanks to internet, eBay, trades here etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewhealey Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Recent experiences in coin stores: When we were on vacation in Europe in July I took my 10-year-old son to a coin store in Prague for a quick look-round. The dealer had a box of coins he was selling by weight. We spent 20 minutes pulling out a nearly complete type set of pre-war Czechoslovak coins, plus about 20 other miscellaneous older European coins. Price $3 for the lot. My son was thrilled (now I wish I could find a Whitman-style album for Czechoslovak type sets!) The dealer was so talkative we could hardly get out of the store. We got back to NY in August and I take my son for a drive around Long Island to visit a couple of coin stores. The first one had a sign on the door, "Closed for half an hour" even though two guys were standing right inside counting out coins or whatever. While we stood there wondering if it was worth hanging out on the sidewalk like idiots for 30 minutes, another guys comes up, taps on the glass, waves and shouts something about wanting in. They obviously know him as an old customer but they still won't open the door. "Come on, Dad" says my son, "Let's go to the aquarium instead." So much for that numismatic experience. I wonder why they bother having a store if they won't admit customers... should stick to dealing online and save the rent, no? We try another store, 45 minutes drive from the first. Guy says hello, he's also busy counting out silver dollars with a customer but doesn't mind having other customers browse in the meantime. The store is dingy and decrepit, the only items on display are rubbish like painted half-dollars, sun-faded folders for state quarters, junk Morgans for $19.95 each. He has a few mint sets and proof sets under the counter but half the coins are discolored. The guy is pleasant enough and my son talks me into buying him the 1994 Soccer World Cup commemorative half dollar and dollar. It's $40 for the pair, no bargain there, but I want to encourage my son's collecting so I spring for it. He's thrilled. We also seem to have bought the only thing in the store worth buying. Last week I visit a fancy coin store in midtown Manhattan. Used to be full of coins, now it's half sports memorabilia. It's 4:30, the sign says they're open til 5 but they are already pulling down the shutters. What the ??? Try again two days later. They have some nice coins on display, ranging from better Wheaties to St-Gaudens. The prices seem a little on the high side, but not outrageous. The guys are civil but not too talkative. I don't get the feeling they'd enjoy spending an afternoon chatting about coins with anyone - they'd rather I just hand over the credit card. It's enough to make me go back to Europe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 most people nowdays arnt in the coin buisness for themselfs there n it for the money thats why if they dont talk even f i try to make convo then i dont buy.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 ahh well i actually dont like ppl talkin 2 me when i am browesing for a coin lol only if i have a question an want a straight answer lol not a life story like some dealers do xD eheh allows me 2 focus more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustin43160 Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 ahh well i actually dont like ppl talkin 2 me when i am browesing for a coin lol only if i have a question an want a straight answer lol not a life story like some dealers do xD eheh allows me 2 focus more oh ur crazy lol i like there stories!! hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 I agree with Dustin - if the guy is genuinely interested in coins, he will love to talk to you (short of his store being packed) and maybe is more likely to give you a discount in the future. People like that are much more fun; who likes talking to a door-to-door salesman? RD, I think you're just anti-social I'll talk to the guy if only just to learn something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 One more thing about flea markets for coins. Try to remember that many things at flea markets just vanish so many dealers will not put coins out. If you ask, they may have some hidden away in a case but are just to afraid to display them. I've noticed over the years a certain person that walks up to every dealers and says "any old watches, pens, coins, cameras?" One time I asked him about why he does that instead of just looking. I'm nosey that way. He was nice and said he had an antique store and sells so much stuff he aquires by just asking, it makes it worth while. So now I do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleyjohn Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Pawn shops usually charge less than other shops. Many of my friends love coin collection and they visit pawn stores more often. There is local pawn shop named cash pawn sales, ithey say its one of the best to offer cheap coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy16cat Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I like this precious metal shop around here. They also sell coins but you can get some really good deals there. They aren't big on buying coins though since I believe their primary business is precious metals and estate jewelry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikaros Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 The guys at my LCS up in Westerville are wonderful, because they're perfectly happy to have the low-budget enthusiast like me as well as the high-dollar investor. And there are two other LCS's that will never see me again because I didn't go to their shops to hear their respective extremist political thinking (and I use the word "thinking" very loosely). You don't antagonize your customers like that, simply assuming that the BS they believe is the same as the BS you believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Maybe I'm in the wrong part of the world, but the only coins I get offered at pawn shops tend to be mis-identified, overgraded, and/or overpriced Flea markets for me have been mostly stuff that was spot-on, or on the high side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertmorison Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 We provide a differnt differnt countries silver and gold coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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