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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;badger1602, post: 243229, member: 7319&quot;]This happened a couple of weeks back. I wasn&#039;t going to post about it, but the more I think about the incident, the more it ****es me off...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I went into a local coin shop (Lincoln Stamp and Coin, Worcester, MA, 01606). This is only the second time I&#039;ve been in the shop.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I walked in around 11:30-12:00 (the time is important here). I grabbed a copy of Coin World and World Coin News. I then proceeded to shop.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In each aisle I was asked by employees If I could be helped, or I noticed them positioning themselves to watch me. (No, I&#039;m not being paranoid...I&#039;ve carried a back-pack/messenger bag since my school days. Even though I&#039;m 47 now, alot of stores can&#039;t get over the fact.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I hit the &quot;Bid-Board&quot;, I was asked if I even knew what I was looking at. My replying &quot;Yes, if I see something I like I&#039;ll apply for a number&quot;. Didn&#039;t seem to faze the watchers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was ready to check out. I got the owner. I had brought the coin in the scan to see if they could suggest who to send it to. (An 1802 large cent).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was told, by the owner, that these old coins have what is called variations. But they couldn&#039;t help me right now, cuz they were at lunch!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I felt like saying &quot;Buddy, I&#039;ve been collecting since I was 7. I just wanted an opinion as to who to send the coin to for verification!&quot; But I didn&#039;t</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I put my magazines on the counter. He rang them up. I presented my Debit Card. He had a fit saying things like you should have told me 1st...I can&#039;t do a small amout for debit or credit!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I guess my business was too much of a bother for these folks to deal with during their lunch! I will never go back to this store. I would preffer to pay higher markups on Ebay or other Web sites than to be treated like that again!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>--Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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