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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 388948, member: 6647&quot;]I realize that coin shops are justified in concerns over security, but past a certain limit I find it not worthwhile to visit.&nbsp; A few months ago I went to a shop I hadn&#039;t gotten to before, this is what I experienced:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The locality ended up being in an upscale district, the street was fairly swank, with potted plants on the sidewalk, and expensive restaurants.&nbsp; I was surprised, as most stores I go to are in run-down strip malls.&nbsp; The main door had a buzzer entry, which is ubiquitous in my area, but then I had to buzz in again through an additional door.&nbsp; A large sign on the wall in this &#039;cage&#039; told me in no uncertain terms I would not be permitted to use a cell phone.&nbsp; In the shop itself, there wasn&#039;t much out in the glass cases, and there certainly wasn&#039;t anything I could actually pick up.&nbsp; The owner didn&#039;t have much interest in me, that I could see easily enough, when I said what I was looking for he told me it was all out at a show somewhere for &#039;the next few weeks&#039;.&nbsp; What struck me was that he was packing a sidearm, which seemed really excessive for the location of the shop, etc.&nbsp; The gun holster had a clip, but he had it undone, which I guess was to remind customers he wasn&#039;t fooling around, in case they hadn&#039;t caught on yet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, for me it was a wasted trip.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure there are coin dealers who have a gun around the shop in case of trouble, but I don&#039;t need to see one flaunted around like that.&nbsp; And the general feeling of being under such scrutiny doesn&#039;t put me in a mood to buy things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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