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Message:: [QUOTE="clembo, post: 359362, member: 8033"]My first day Ok folks, Did my first day at the shop. It was interesting as I expected it would be. As I had mentioned in an earlier post the owner handles he big transactions. This keeps him busy.I actually did make a few sales today. Smaller stuff that was marked and it's been a long time since I've done retail but no problem. I DID sort a lot of stuff as I figured I would. A guy did come in with a rather large collection to sell. He was actually in 3 times today. An odd assortment.Started off with a bunch of Jamaican sets. Then several Canadian Olympic sets and then onto U.S.Most was junk silver but he did pay a fair price for a 32-D Washington quarter.My job for this was basically organizing the stuff so he could go through it quickly and start giving numbers. I recorded all of that and totalled it up for him.I didn't get a good look at the quarters but I did the half dollars. Saw a few nice Franklins in the lot.Will have to see what he might sell them to me for. The next time the guy came in he had a bunch of proof sets, a few proof ASEs and TEN GSA CC Morgans! Needless to say he bought those. Third time was more proof sets and a smattering of wheats. Nothing fantactic but he did end up buying the whole collection which I have already begun sorting for him. We did get a chance to chat, and as I suspected, I will be sorting a lot of coins for him. No problem by me. I get paid to sort coins and can set aside what I may be interested in.His main helper gets first dibs and that's only fair. I've mentioned before how much respect I have for his "assistant". I will get second look and, of course, better prices than I normally would.Not that he hasn't given me deals in the past. That's why I have been a customer for so long. We also chatted about "conflict of interest". Once again no problem. He would not like me buying a bunch of coins to sell to another dealer. Well, to me that's like biting the hand that feeds you.As for selling on line he knows I do and have for years. This is NOT a problem and that's good.I have been slowly getting back into it and, now with better connectiions, can get more serious on that end. Now I need to contact my other boss to see if he has any good work for me Monday and Tuesday as he wants me in the shop if I can make it!Really glad I know him as well as I do because I won't know until Sunday evening or Monday morning. I told him I would NEVER tell him I'd be there and then not make it. What I DID tell him was that if the other boss doesn't call me I'll just show up. He's good with that. Now that's a very short wrap up. I could go on for a while (like I haven't?). One funny side note though. I stole from him today<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />NOT REALLY but when I got home I found a $20 note in my pocket. Knew I didn't bring it in with me so I'm thinking - "where'd I get this?"Then it dawned on me. He bought lunch today. A hot dog place about a half a block from there. I was going to walk down and get the food so he gave me a $20. Well, the other guy went instead but I never gave the $20 back!I reckon I should give it back huh. Let's see. He offered me a job for being a regular and fairly knowledgeable customer when I wasn't asking. Now I'm at least part time in a job I would love. Yeah, think I'll give it back.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It was a great day everyone and glad I could share it! clembo[/QUOTE]

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