Bad Coin Show Etiquette

Yeah...I am sorry Hobo........for any inconvenient occurrences occurred in the incident! Please forgive me!
-Taylor

 

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Hobo: I’m sorry to hear that you had such a negative experience at the coin show, and I am in agreement that the occurrence is constituent of poor coin show etiquette. :yes:

In the past I have had similar experiences, and such events always seem to dull the ambience of a coin show – this is perhaps the most frustrating part.

 

First of all, I didn't read all of the replies. I'm replying to your original post. I think I would have told the dealer to bite ass after he picked up a coin I was looking at to show to another interested party. The big factor in this, is most coin dealers have no people skills. They are at a show to make a profit. If he was having a hard time covering his costs and you were there trying to talk him down in price, he has another buyer come in that might not question that price, he's going to forget you and sell that coin.

 

1) agree
2) agree
3) agree
4) He came down in his ask, you went up in your bid, the difference couldn't be negotiated - it's a wash, no harm, no foul.
5) ?

 

Wow! Since I wasn't there I can only guess but my feeling is the guy probably didn't like you being such a smart customer and it brought out the worst in him. Could be he wasn't expecting such a knowledgeable person to make him an offer he didn't appreciate. Sometimes sellers need to bend a little to make a sale and some never learn. The ones that never learn are the ones to stay away from and you've got that covered. :thumb:

As far as the customer who lingered around endlessly? You can chalk him up to being another idiot to stay away from as well. better luck next time.

All in all, I would say it was actually a good show for you. You saved your money and you got rid of two idiots who have no business being around you anymore.

 

So where do I think there was bad coin show etiquette?
1) The guy walking up and interrupting us while we were discussing coins.

In my experience at shows, they seem to be a venue where the anti-social types come out in droves. Indeed there is a characterisation there but there definitely are some "socially challenged" folks that are prevalent.

2) The dealer turning his attention to the rude guy that interrupted us.

There are certainly dealers that appeal to the "socially challenged" folks, well because they are brethren of a feather.


3) The dealer offering to show a coin that I am interest in to the rude guy.

"Socially challenged" catering to the needs of his brethren in kind. Don't take offence, rather be understanding - these are folks that don't get out much - to whom etiquette is a mysterious French sounding word that only females use, but the meaning thereof is lost on them.

4) The dealer becoming persnickety when we got to within $10 but could not agree on a price.


Kindly think of that as the "socially challenged" tax. Yourself and myself, being the pecuniary all knowing of proper etiquette(not a mysterious French sounding and meaningless word) types would not elect to pay. But your socially challenged folks, well chump change for the lesson in perfidy.

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I have to give you credit for going back a 2nd time. The first encounter you described would have turned me right off. There are lots of dealers out there. Most of which are a pleasure to deal with. I may have even gone so far as contacting the ANA to let them know what kind of person they are dealing with. I have NO patience for people like that.

 

This makes me wonder about the kind of people the ANA are having teach their summer courses. This will float around in the back of my mind every time I think of joining their organization. People will be people, but when you represent the face of a supposedly well-respected institute you need to act accordingly, regardless of the situation, and that dealer did not do so in the slightest.
Guy