Message to dealers!!!

My dealers first respose was "are u sure ur here for coins? I have tons of baseball cards in the back."
I laughed and left with $400 in stuff. He calls me and asks me to look at coins he doesnt know about almost every week. Im 6 foot 4 and 220 pounds. O and im 17

 

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Bottom line? You don't like the way you're being treated by a dealer (or any other type of seller for that matter), pick up your marbles and just walk away. No need to take a percieved abuse. Your money is as good as anybody else's. If these guys don't recognize the potential with what you've got to offer it's their loss. Walk away, and get over it. It's life and it happens all the time. Move on to the next opportunity and shake off the dust of the last experiance.....

 

So you paid $26 more than my estimate huh. It is a nice coin but his auctions always bring strong bids. Is it raw Roosevelts that you are looking for and can't find? The reason dealers don't keep them in stock is because there is very little demand for them, other than you.

 

Im gonna tell you what, the show was an antique show but had a whole barn devoted to coins. in the whole barn I seen 4 silver roosevelts 0 were slabbed. When I left the building I was seriously scratching my head. now in the other part of the show I found some silver roosevelts. So yea prolly 12 dealers and only 4 silver roosies........................Also I never seen your guess or I would have guessed also, my guess would have been high though LOL! have you ought from him paul? Im curious about his pictures because a different one looked saturated to death

 

main theme from this thread... the customer comes first.

 

I have no problem with a person appearance at all. However there are a lot of people that think somebody with tats up and down their arm, on their neck and face or wherever are not normal or somewhat out of the norm. They look at them and maybe you suspiciously, but that is because of their lifes experiences. I wouldn't take it personal at all, and honestly can say that while the tats may mean something to you, they just might send them a different message. If you have lots of tats, I'm sure you get the "looks" all the time, who cares, they don't know you.

When all is said and done it is not the tats, hairdo, physique or anything else physical that makes the person, it is their honor and personality that should carry the weight.

 

Sorry, I have to ask.... prolly=probably? I've come across this before. Just want to make sure.:smile

 

I do not have any tattoos I suppose you can call me an average looking young white male in his early 30's. However, one day the coin dealer I typically go to did not have some coins I was looking at and suggested that I go to one he knew had one. I was blown away by his honesty. I went there and asked if he had any slabbed or raw MS65-67 Peace dollar especially a 1925 S. He looked at me asked me if I was a telemarketer and turned around and started talking to an older gentleman who walked in behind me. I just stood there mouth opened. I thought he was joking but he never came back and neither did. I believe dealers have two responsibilities 1. to sale/make money, and 2. to help educate. People do judge all the time unfortunately some judge in a negative way.

 

i have mentioned it before, but i have been left standing in the cold! a few coin shops wouldn't even buzz me in. others wouldn't give me the time of day or act like everything was to much money for me. i look back though and would rather have not been buzzed into the other shops that treated me bad.

i have 2 places i go for coins and one monthly show. every table at the show has very nice people, who didn't judge me for what i look like. well except one table, but i understand to an extent...

in the dealers defense, they probably get so many people in selling junk gold/silver. i bet a lot of customers out of curiosity ask how much a coin is. they see it all locked up in the case and in a slab, and figure its worth something. then when the dealer tells them the price, he/she gets laughed at. so the dealer could be a bit defensive. at least i like to think that and thats why i have been treated bad.

 

I have bought many coins from him over the years. He is a good dealer with great service but you are correct, many of his photos are over saturated. Here are the photos of the last coin I purchased from him.




I think you are going to be pleased with the coin but will find that what shows as yellow and green in his photos appear different in hand. Hope you can post some comparison photos when you get the coin.

 

Stereotyping seems to be an aspect of human relations that exist from childhood to death. Perhaps there are some who don't in their lives and they are exceptional. The one thing about stereotyping a person by their age, race, sex, height, weight, hair ( or lack of it), skin variations ( Tats, scars, vitiligo, jaundice, skin cancer damage, "liver spots", etc. is that when it happens to you, it seems so unfair, but within your peer group it is normal. If we compare 2 individuals ( fictitious, although I saw both at the show saturday)

A. 16 YO, male, tats on arms, pants lower than their colorful underwear, chains hanging from most pockets, spiked hair.
B. 60+ YO, male, Hawaiian shirt, safari shorts and black socks and dress shoes, granny glasses, no hair, brown spots on skin.

Would you be accepting of the other? Think each had equal "coolness" factor

If I was the OP, I would print out some business size cards that read.

===========================
I came to your business to spend
money. I couldn't get your attention
so I went elsewhere. Your loss, my
gain. Treat paying customers better.
===========================

and leave one on each offending table.Perhaps you can change one person
at a time.

Jim

 

I have been going into the only shop in town every couple days for the last month or so. Every time I go in I buy something, a few times I have spent over $100. The guy should know by now that I have money and am going to buy things but he still doesn't seem very helpful. He sits in the back room and each time the door opens he says "let me know if you need help", he doesn't seem to want to talk about coins.
The last two visits have bugged me a little- He lists the coins he has on the website (huge lists) and knows that I have looked online to see what he has. I asked to see his dimes in the 1900-1910 range and he asked me which ones on the website I wanted to look at. I hadn't written them down, I just knew he had a few I was looking for. His reaction was just short of a groan and an eye-roll. He is about to lose my business but it is hard to stop with only one shop in town.

 

Dimefreak,

You would probably have better luck searching mint sets for possible high-grade specimens and submitting them for grading yourself. I'd bet that many dealers would be more likely to have the complete sets rather than individually slabbed Roosies. I can't see dealers submitting them because it would not only be too time-consuming (because they are so small) but it would probably be a losing proposition for them from a financial standpoint.

Chris

 

Tis interesting... I generally as many here know where Blue Jeans and a Harley Tshirt, sometimes if I ride the scooter to a show wear a dorag in as well.

Recently went into a show locally here, Seen a new dealer, had to check out the newkid on the block! Went over didnt much attention when asking questions or a cold shoulder when asked about some Bust Halves.. Sooooo, I walked away.. went about my business... Little while later I feel this guy tapping on my shoulder, I turn around and its him inviting me back to his table.. I said not today and went about my business.. Little while later I got the story.. Seems he said something to the dealer next to him about the guard letting the rif-raf into the show and that they should have better security.. the dealer asked him what he was talking about... He pointed me out and the dealer that knows me laughed, said you best go over and get on his good side, that rif-raf could buy your entire inventory and not bat an eye.. then proceeded to tell him of some of the purchases that I had made with him.. hence the visit to come back to his table.. Never judge a book by its cover... Sort of the same thing happened to me at a show I set up at in Grand Rapids a few months ago.. Dealer comes over and lowballs me on some items in the case, I declined, He tells me I dont know what I am doing and that he always gets what he wants and pays fair prices.. Yawnn..... I went over to his table and said I am here for a lesson on coins, got any Bust Halves or Large Cents? He smiled and said yes, here is a box of Large Cents. I pulled out a 44 overdate and a 51 overdate, said I will take these.. He said, well there isnt much room in them.. I said thats fine I will pay retail.. No Problem.. Paid the man... Scooted my chair to the dealer next to him and said, hey want to buy some Large Cent Overdates? He said sure... I only made 160 bucks on the deal but it was fun watching his face while teaching me a lesson..

 

LOL I am 53 and still at times get the cold shoulder from dealers, attended one fair here in London last year stood at the table patiently waiting to be served while the 2 guy's behind it stood yakking in the end asked loudly if they did not want my money I would take it elsewere LOL and promptly did. So I have longish hair a beard and am somewhat overweight and dont dress in a suit I still spend money as does the Mrs when she is buying my xmas gifts

 

I have a little silver jewelry store and will 100% admit that I am much happier to see people dressed casual or shorts/flipflops, than to see people dressed uptight. The former actually spends money, and tends to be a whole lot more personable. The Harley riders almost always have cash, are cool to talk to, and have no problem spending money if they see something they like, and for the most part have good taste.

 

It's one thing when someone discriminates against another based on race or age, though it's not any more right. But when someone purposely makes themself look like 1984 Billy Idol and then goes out in public, they do it to draw attention, so what do they expect when that happens for the wrong reason? I mean, give me a break.
Guy

 

"Don't you talk to Billy Idol that way!" Skip to the 1:50 minute mark [YouTube link]

 

I must say I kinda like it when I break someones first impression... I'm using my iPod on ct... It's fantastic!!!!

 

I typically wear flip flops, jean or cargo shorts, and a polo.

I never get ignored. I dunno...