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Page 1 of 2 1 2 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 04-11-2008, 09:59 AM   #1 (permalink) Bonedigger Numismatist     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Dakota Posts: 7,885 Hair (or lack of) and a Trustworthy Coin Dealer Does the fact a coin dealer is bald or not bald have any influence on whether (you feel) this is a dealer you can trust and deal with. Some people equate baldness with elder knowledge and some equate hair with a 'slick shyster' type of newcomer dealer. What are your thoughts? Take care Ben __________________ A few things to remember, Certification and Attribution are Absolute and Definitive. Grading, on the other hand IS NOT. STRIKE is everything, be it strong or weak. Capped Bust Half Dollars Identification Reference [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]   04-11-2008, 10:08 AM   #2 (permalink) vipergts2 Jester in hobby of kings     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,386 My Mood: I am not a coin dealer, but I hope the theory is not true because my hairline in quickly receeding and hope I am not judged by it. (I have a bad enough complex now)   04-11-2008, 10:47 AM   #3 (permalink) asciibaron /dev/work/null     Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 736 all the bald dealers i know are the crooks -steve   04-11-2008, 10:49 AM   #4 (permalink) De Orc P & R COMMISSAR     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London. UK Posts: 8,131 My Mood: Even though I am not a dealer it might mean that I am a 'slick shyster' type LOL as I have long hair __________________ My Notes 1176 to date 02/06/09 http://www.banknotebank.com/?collection=De-Orc My Coins 2168 to date 02/06/09 http://www.omnicoin.com/?collection=De-Orc   04-11-2008, 11:01 AM   #5 (permalink) vipergts2 Jester in hobby of kings     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,386 My Mood: I got the question mixed around, I must be getting gaining knowledge and wisdom by the day.   04-11-2008, 11:32 AM   #6 (permalink) HelloNewman Senior Member     Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 221 Bone, are you thinking of shaving your head before this weekends coin show? __________________ Money, it's a gas. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash. "Money" Pink Floyd 1973 [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]   04-11-2008, 12:17 PM   #7 (permalink) vipergts2 Jester in hobby of kings     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,386 My Mood: I actually don't think the hair thing matters to me, although I may be biased as I used to wear my hair longer. I usually judge a coin dealer, or any other salesman for that matter, by the way I am treated. If I am treated like a human being they could have hair down to their butt or be bald as a cueball and I would not care. Respect and fair dealling are far more important to me.   04-11-2008, 12:58 PM   #8 (permalink) Brit in Texas Senior Member     Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 335 bald = fine combover = shyster   04-11-2008, 01:03 PM   #9 (permalink) Oldman Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 604 Quote: Originally Posted by Brit in Texas bald = fine combover = shyster lol Very true. lol __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]   04-11-2008, 01:17 PM   #10 (permalink) Bonedigger Numismatist     Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Dakota Posts: 7,885 Quote: Originally Posted by Brit in Texas bald = fine combover = shyster ROTFLing... __________________ A few things to remember, Certification and Attribution are Absolute and Definitive. Grading, on the other hand IS NOT. STRIKE is everything, be it strong or weak. Capped Bust Half Dollars Identification Reference [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]   04-11-2008, 02:29 PM   #11 (permalink) vipergts2 Jester in hobby of kings     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,386 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Brit in Texas bald = fine combover = shyster LOL I'll buy that!!!   04-11-2008, 04:18 PM   #12 (permalink) DJCoinz Majored in Morganology     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,739 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Brit in Texas bald = fine combover = shyster __________________ aka Dan   04-11-2008, 01:59 PM   #13 (permalink) Jack77 Member   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 50 I agree with Vipergts2, respect and fair dealing are most important. Vipergts2, you say your hair is receeding. My father used to say his hair was retreating. Unfortunately, mine is too. Jack   04-11-2008, 02:33 PM   #14 (permalink) vipergts2 Jester in hobby of kings     Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 5,386 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Jack77 Vipergts2, you say your hair is receeding. My father used to say his hair was retreating. Unfortunately, mine is too. Jack My Grand father is pretty bald but my dad was not so much. I thought I had a chance of keeping my hair, but evidently baldness in our family skips a generation. On the bright side it's not very grey yet.   04-11-2008, 10:22 PM   #15 (permalink) Hobo Numismatist In Training     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,027 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by vipergts2 My Grand father is pretty bald but my dad was not so much. I thought I had a chance of keeping my hair, but evidently baldness in our family skips a generation. The gene for baldness is passed down through the mother, not the father. (I should know.) __________________ No state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, coin money . . . - US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 ANA LM-3799; OHNS LM-59; SUSCC R-4005. All coins stored in bank safe deposit box.   Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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