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<p>[QUOTE="stevereecy, post: 839906, member: 19884"]Another thing dealers are doing to survive is listing "nice" coins on Ebay as soon as they come in off the street. Sometimes, before old customers like me ever get a chance to see it. And what torques me about it is they are so busy they can't take the time to call me about my want list. I am lucky enough to have a town with a few coin shops (some little more than bullion buying stations), but I frequent the smallest one because of the personalized service....every time *THAT* dealer has called me about a coin I might be interested in, I've bought the coin, or at least bought something as a thank you. You'd think the others would get a clue. </p><p> </p><p>What you guys are saying about there being no good places to park my investment money is dead-on. I have the wife's blessing to ramp up coin purchases and buy more gold coins because it seems to be working and should continue to work if things get worse.</p><p> </p><p>You guys have convinced me that I may have been somewhat rash in my worrying, but most importantly, I have more info to make an informed decision.</p><p> </p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevereecy, post: 839906, member: 19884"]Another thing dealers are doing to survive is listing "nice" coins on Ebay as soon as they come in off the street. Sometimes, before old customers like me ever get a chance to see it. And what torques me about it is they are so busy they can't take the time to call me about my want list. I am lucky enough to have a town with a few coin shops (some little more than bullion buying stations), but I frequent the smallest one because of the personalized service....every time *THAT* dealer has called me about a coin I might be interested in, I've bought the coin, or at least bought something as a thank you. You'd think the others would get a clue. What you guys are saying about there being no good places to park my investment money is dead-on. I have the wife's blessing to ramp up coin purchases and buy more gold coins because it seems to be working and should continue to work if things get worse. You guys have convinced me that I may have been somewhat rash in my worrying, but most importantly, I have more info to make an informed decision. Steve[/QUOTE]
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