Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 389526, member: 8033&quot;]I figured you did Spock and you can&#039;t be paranoid and treat every customer like a potential thief.</p><p><br /></p><p>I figure you have built a rapport with your dealers through &quot;coin shop etiquette&quot;.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a funny story that isn&#039;t so funny.</p><p><br /></p><p>The FIRST time I went to the shop that I NOW work in I asked to see a 5 cent type set. Nothing fancy - was priced at $95. Two other customers in the shop. A lady and a guy trying to haggle on selling a watch.</p><p>I looked at the set and put it back on the counter towards the rear. Guess what? It got stolen and know damn well which guy did it. The boss didn&#039;t call the police although </p><p>I urged him to.</p><p>Well, I was the last to touch it so I offered to pay. He refused. I felt awful. Great first impression right?</p><p>Left the place and went to the dealer that I had been going to for a few years. Kinda needed to vent you know?</p><p>Well that dealer had already been called by my current boss and he vouched for me as an honest guy.</p><p><br /></p><p>So basically it took a while for my current boss to really trust me. I played the etiquette game and gained his trust. Enough for him to now be employing me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Okay a big digression there but a good story. Ours is an open store. If you show that you are a serious buyer we are more than happy to show you the big stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you come in to buy a state quarter we&#039;re not yanking out slabbed gold. Just the way it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>People on the forum understand the etiquette and &quot;rules&quot; better than most. Yesterday a guy came in with his wife and sister in law. His sister in law spent about $20 and I could tell the guy had a passing interest in coins.</p><p>We BSd for a while and he asked me what was the most expensive coin we had. I was not paranoid but could only offer I have no clue. I&#039;m not going to point that information out to anyone that we don&#039;t really know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rambled enough but that IS how it really works in many shops.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in