Today i had to do something i swore i would never do, but i had to. My wife needed medicine and our soc. sec. checks do not come till next week. so I had to grab a few of my extra coins and go to our local pawn shop/ coin dealer. I was on the defensive before i went in and made sure to tell him I would be back in 9 days to get my treasures back + the 20% interest charge. I was ready to get screwed beyond the interest charge but he explained that he would give me 80% of book value. I know that depends on what book you look at but I had done a lot of research and found him not to be far off. These were duplicates that i had gotten on ebay either because they were cheap or I got caught bidding in two auctions for the same thing. I took the money and told him to put my coins in a safe place and I would be back to get them. While I was there I looked around and saw all of the coins that people have to part with just to make ends meet and it made me sad. While I was there I saw 4 people come in and part with coins that they will never come back for. For a brief moment I considered trying to pawn wife and keep coins but was brought back to reality by her shrill voice telling me to take the money so we could go. I told her upon our departure that I will be back in 9 days to get my babies and that maybe next time it might be her instead of the coins!! Though I do not believe i could get 80% of market for her, or could I?:hatch:
It's a shame you had to do that, but at least you did what you had to do and can most likely get them back.
I will have them back in nine days or wife will have a new address and last name. Thanks!! I told her I have done many things in 31 years of marriage but this was border line!!!:smile
It's too bad you had to do it, but at least you had options. Some people don't. I have also noticed my local pawn/dealer has many more coins these days than ever before, but his prices are higher than I want to pay.
You know even though they are coins that are duplicates of others that i have, it was still like losing a member of my family and I am not happy about it. My wife says the fact that I got more out of pawning them than I paid for them should be some solice, has led to me to :rolling:giving her the silent treatment since we got home!!!
^LOL. I am surprised to see you got reasonable $$ at the pawn shop, good for you! Around me they rip on both ends. Asking how much they wanted for a small baggie of junk dimes, they acted insulted. (and pretended not to know the term "junk"). I think they wanted like $3.50 each for culls.
