30 national park quarters for face value and free shipping? I don't see what there motive is if they are loosing money on this. And i mean by would you do this i mean would you buy them for face value if you could?
Littleton uses these loss leaders to enroll the buyers in their coins of the month club. They send coins every month then want you to pay inflated prices for them. It's a business model that has worked for them for many years.
I wouldn't buy them, like Rick said, they'll keep sending you crap in the mail you have to pay for.... i did something like that once for CDs.... and then I got a bunch of garbage in the mail every month that i had to send back. If you forgot or got one you liked, $29.99... for a CD!!!! I'll pass.
Agree with the above comments, if you look at the fine print on your pic you posted, it says it will basically enroll you in their "Approval" examination program, where they send you various coins for your review and possible purchase, the purchases however are marked up extremely, but for older folks who are not into the internet, going to LCS's, etc, they like it. My grandfather did, he got the majority of his collection from them, they will keep sending until you call them and tell them to stop, but from what I hear, that is a task in itself. They try to get you to stay in.
Honestly, go for it. Just make sure you tell them you don't want to sign up for the coins on approval program.
How can they send you coins in the mail and expect you to not only pay for them, but pay for the shipping if they want them shipped back. I can only imagine the amount of coins they send that they never get payment from.
My grandfather got most of his collection from LCC, however, he also got Alzheimers the last few years of his life, so he would get the coins, remove them from the packaging, stick them all over his apt in various drawers and when the invoice came for the coins, he would just toss it in a pile next to his recliner, never paid for them, but they kept sending them (Pres Dollars, Qtrs, nickels, even some morgans and peace dollars)
When he stopped paying did they try to contact him in any way besides sending an invoice? Its just odd because who would pay for something they didn't order especially if they don't do anything besides send an invoice to try and collect those funds.
I'm not sure if they tried to call him or send any collection notices, with his disease, he essentially stop paying any bills and they started to pile up, my uncle was over his finances, so not sure what came of it, I just know when we cleaned out his APT, we found all the coins and all the invoices.
Read the ad, it's there in black and white. When you send in the order form that's what you're agreeing to.
Based upon my "life's" experience, I would never do this since the 30 coins they send you are not exchangeable and could very well be crap. Additionally, regardless of the resolve to "cancel" this approval service, which you can do at anytime, you ARE obligated to ship the coins back to them or end up paying the bill! Miss a couple of payments, and you'll be getting a call from their legal department. Continue to ignore the "bills" and you'll end up with some legal fee's in addition to a rap on your credit report. They will relentlessly "hound you" and even though you "CANCEL" immediately after receiving your 30 coins, they'll have already programmed your next shipment and you'll get it anyway and then have to return them. There's an old saying, "If it looks to good to be true, there's a better than even possibility that it not." Assemble your collection the old fashioned way.................................shop for them a coin at a time! You'll appreciate it ore in the long run and who knws, you also might "learn" something along the way!
I did this for the pres dollars, each for face value, and then quickly cancelled the Coins on Approval service before I even received a single shipment, yet it still came in the mail. The good thing about the initial shipment though is that the postage for return is provided, but that is ONLY on the initial shipment. Now all I get is emails from them about stuff, not everything they sell is a ripoff, if you can find a deal, take it, especially at face value, just make sure you know what you're getting into, and cancel anything you don't want.
When I first became interested in coins I order from Littleton and they sent me a bunch of coins along with my order. I at first thought they were some kind of gift to entice me to buy in the future and become a loyal customer. Luckily I realized it was bait in a scam and sent them back in time. Have not order from them again and I don't recommend them to anyone.
Here's what the Post Office has to say about unsolicited merchandise: Just a thought - You request merchandise, then notify the merchant not to send anything more. Would a court hold that shipments sent after receipt of the withdrawal are solicited, or unsolicited? No opinion is expressed as to that question's answer, and this posting absolutely does not constitute legal advice to any person.
hontonai - While what you've quoted from the Post Office is true, it does not apply to the Coin Selection process that is used by Littleton. If you read the fine print, it says in so many words, that by ordering whatever product it is you're ordering be it quarters, commemoratives, dollars, etc. that you are agreeing to the Coins on Approval program, and that you have to opt out of it in order not to receive any coins in the mail. It's the same way websites get away with continiously charging you membership fees even if you think you only signed up for a trial period, it's all in the fine print of the agreement that you legally opted into when ordering from them.
