Butt in or butt out

Voice of reason Larry....before some one says something that they may regret, lets all go to neutral corners. We're all friends here...

 

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you know, I truly don't understand how some people think these days.
Someone else in a post of my own regarding someone who wrote a "Bad Check" to me, told me it was my "responsibility" to contact that bad check writer by telephone to inform him of the situation and solicit further payment for their default. How does one come to such thinking today? The only responsibility I had was to present the "bad Check" for prosecution by legal authorities. That it. As things turned out, The owner of the check finally did contact me, and there is now a workable solution to his misfortune as well as mine.

 

ding ding ding....round 1 -

lets all take a deep breath and look back at the topic on hand....

Speedy

 

I would not censure the dealer for calling, nor would I censure the dealer for not calling. I do not necessarily think that a dealer who called back was better than one who didn't.

No reason to get all adversarial about every little thing.

If it was me, I probably would call back as the dealer did in this example, that does not make me a coin nazi, it makes me a dealer who got a lead on a gold coin and has customers that would purchase it.

When business is slow sometimes making an extra call to make a c-note is good business.

 

To my knowledge in this thread, the dealer has not called the parents, and I think rightly so. Unless an act by the child places the business owner /Dealer in legal jeopardy, BUTT OUT. Thats all. Remember folks, no good deed really goes unpunished. That girl just might come back, shoot him, break his windows, damage his business steal property etc, etc. There are downsides to everything. Unless there is absolute proof that a crime has been committed or about to be committed, refuse to take further calls . If the calls persist, notify the local authorities and let them do what we all pay them to do. If the dealer knows the family personally, thats a different story, and even than one would be wise to tread cautiously.

 

*69, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Green, that is exactly what I was thinking when I read the OP question. I am the parent of a 14 year old that is the owner of some gold coins so it's within the realm of possibility that this child does own the coin but why would the kid want to sell without parental consent? It's late and I've only read this thread once, but it seems as if the kid is going out of their way not to have Mom or Dad in on the deal and that alone makes me suspicious. I can only speak for my household but my 14 year old child is not allowed to BUY or SELL any coin without mine or his Dad's consent. That's the rule. Why? He's a good kid but I wouldn't want him walking around with the money from that sale in his pocket for a couple of reasons 1. it's just not safe and 2. what's the kid wanting to do with the money? Even if the coin is rightfully the kids to sell that's a lot of money and unfortunately sometimes more often than not money+teenager=trouble. Hopefully all of this concern is for nothing and the kid is on the up and up and they're just not interested in owning their coin any longer and wants to sell it and buy a new iPhone, BUT if it's not their coin you could do a fellow collector a huge favor by possibly saving their coin and maybe even keeping a kid out of whatever trouble that the money from selling the coin might buy.

Don't misinterpret, plenty of YN's buy and sell and it's legit. Garrett does but he does it WITH a parent present.

Once again, this is just my opinion; but in MY house MY child has no right to privacy. It's my job to bring him up with morals, values and respect for others and I watch him like I'm with the NSA. I check his internet usage, his text msgs, emails etc. Do I check each and every one? No, but I check the majority. It's my job, I'm his Mom. If he's in the bathroom with the door closed and the fan on he can have all the privacy he wants but that's pretty much the extent of his right to privacy while under my roof. G has lots of things, I don't believe he's repressed in any way, shape or form but that's the rules and he's aware of them. It's just too easy for a kid to go astray in todays world without someone looking out for them and I personally would do everything I could to keep my kid or anyone else's kid safe. If making the call keeps the kid from making one heck of a bad decision then way to go! If the kids on the up and up and you call I bet the parents appreciate you taking the time to call and thank you for your concern. I would just approach it slowly without accusing the kid of anything when/if you do make the call.

Good Luck with your decision,

 

Okay. Lets lighten the conversation with something cute about Butt in's and Butt out stuff!
What, you ask, is 'Butt dust'? Read on and you'll discover the joy in it! These have to be original and genuine.. No adult is this creative!!








MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: 'Why is he whispering in her mouth?'



JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: 'The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt.' Concerned, James asked: 'What happened to the flea?'

The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget .

This particular Sunday sermon...'Dear Lord,' the minister began, with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face. 'Without you, we are but dust...' He would have continued but at that moment my very obedient daughter who was listening leaned over to me and asked quite audibly in her shrill little four year old girl voice, 'Mom, what is butt dust?'

 

With the nature of the comments that were being made, believe me, I let it go. LOL.

So, what was the decision of the original poster?

 

The coin dealer called the home. The phone rang and rang. No Answer. I believe she had tried again, same outcome. No answering machine, voicemail or other. Very interesting to say the least. Perhaps the dealer should persist until she reaches someone or send a letter.

 

Gold

I was really hoping the kid would show up at the shop with a 2000 SAC and then getting $1 note. :goof:

 

I have a cheerios SAC Dollar.:smile

 

I got the cent.

 

Mine is the 2000 P MS68. I got two and gave one to my nephew in 2001 I actually still also have the Boxes they came in.

 

:bigeyes: I was young & Hungry. Ate the breakfast, saved the penny.

 

I think the answer was given very early on in this thread...wait until the kid actually tries to sell the coin...all you have to go by is a call and a few questions...If the kid shows up with coin in hand...then lets talk...

 

sounds about right DRUS

 

I ate both boxes of cheerios too!

 

Insert heavy laugheter Icon --->> Here.

 

Crusty, I'll join you in that one too!