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<p>[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 877590, member: 15309"]Chris, </p><p><br /></p><p>It is my opinion that if you make the same post in two different forums you get honest responses. If you post on one forum and link to the others, the responses already given in the first forum have a tendency to influence the posts of the second forum, especially when there is a disparity between the relative experience of the two forum's members.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, I have always thought that Aspen Park had a nice but pricey inventory. He had an Appalachian Jefferson on his site for years for $1,750. The coin is no longer in his inventory but I am not sure he sold it at that price.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the rant, I think it is rather foolish for a dealer to publicly put that on their website. Based on his inventory, his clientele probably consists of the exact type of collectors who would want the additional security of a CAC sticker or plus designation before purchasing. By slamming both the CAC and Secure Plus designation, he is taking a huge risk that could result in the loss of customers or potential customers. After all, if you are going to list your inventory at premium prices and not have any industry recognized (CAC-SecurePlus) premium coins in your inventory, it may appear that you are selling standard grade material for PQ prices. I hope for his sake that his rant is not in response to frustration with his customers about the issue.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lehigh96, post: 877590, member: 15309"]Chris, It is my opinion that if you make the same post in two different forums you get honest responses. If you post on one forum and link to the others, the responses already given in the first forum have a tendency to influence the posts of the second forum, especially when there is a disparity between the relative experience of the two forum's members. Having said that, I have always thought that Aspen Park had a nice but pricey inventory. He had an Appalachian Jefferson on his site for years for $1,750. The coin is no longer in his inventory but I am not sure he sold it at that price. Regarding the rant, I think it is rather foolish for a dealer to publicly put that on their website. Based on his inventory, his clientele probably consists of the exact type of collectors who would want the additional security of a CAC sticker or plus designation before purchasing. By slamming both the CAC and Secure Plus designation, he is taking a huge risk that could result in the loss of customers or potential customers. After all, if you are going to list your inventory at premium prices and not have any industry recognized (CAC-SecurePlus) premium coins in your inventory, it may appear that you are selling standard grade material for PQ prices. I hope for his sake that his rant is not in response to frustration with his customers about the issue.[/QUOTE]
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