Bad Experience Yesterday at an Antique Shop looking for coins

You're sure not going to see any of those at a coin show.

 

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Yeah, that's the time to let 'er rip!!!! And pop! and toot!

 

I have done many a thing to keep people out of my personal space or off the coin tray I was looking at, making your self bigger, spreading your arms, out on either side of the tray works, a firm or rude comment, but the one that always works is crowding them back and getting right in their face (less than 6 inches) and growling, mind you I am 6'2" and 230 lbs, but that kind of physical intimidation will back a rude person down very quickly.

 

Chris, my wife would kill me if I was to jockey for position with this one.........

 

It is just a shop maybe the size of a Walgreens shop, maybe smaller. Different booths all over the place and the people that have booths rotate working the register.

Theres another in town that's similar but has owners. He tried to pull one over on me by pulling out the red book and asking vf prices for problem key dates in the early 1890s Morgan Series. The coins were maybe vf and all had major problems. I haven't been back since.

 

That's the first thing I was thinking. If something went missing, the dealer would be looking at me.

 

Yeah, there is. I went to a gun show a couple of times, but with dudes like this around I just never went back. Stupid has no borders.

I would not mind if it were only true artifacts of WWII. I never hold an object like a coin or a plate responsible for the stupidity of the culture who manufacture it. When they are selling modern stuff glorifying such past stupidity, (and maybe the seller has similar tattooed on his arms), then I am out.

 

Ok, so in the interest of sharing some very valuable knowledge, how do you do it on demand?

 

How about "accidentally on purpose" standing on the old coddger's foot and staying "I am terribly sorry."

 

You mean that you can't do that?????:devil:

 

Must be a youth! With age comes reasonable control of crepitation, which is a potent social weapon.

 

I wish. Getting to be an old coot myself.

 

Has this thread deteriorated into a 'how to' for flatulence? :devil:

 

Don't you mean "fartulence"?

Chris

 

Men and dogs have something in common - the older they get the gassier they get.

 

It's something that comes with age. Being a father helps too.

 

This most likely won't happen to me. I usually wear spiked wristbands and my belt has a few spikes on it too.

But seriously, I'm not the kind of person to argue or speak loudly. Knowing me, I would move towards the person and gently nudge him out of the way.

 

And my wife often throws us both outside for that.

 

Women can be strange creatures sometimes. At least I never question my dogs loyalties.

 

Next time, bring Terry Tate along... you should not have any problems...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg5cdZ-Fnpc