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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 962854, member: 26302&quot;]I have a pretty weird &quot;grumpy old man&quot; story. We had a decent coin store in my town, (we had better, but this was a neighborhood ok store). The owner sold out to a show dealer from another town. He had a reputation, but I had never experienced him really. Then one day the store was open by &quot;appointment only&quot;. Ok, I guess the guy doesn&#039;t like people. Well, my coin club, (I was the VP), had our annual show. A couple was talking to me during admittance, then went in. Five minutes later there was a commotion and I had to run over. The dealer who owned the shop was screaming and cursing at the top of his lungs, red faced, spittle from his lips, at the couple. He had lunged over his tables, knocking them over, and was attacking the guy. I guess the couple had bought a coin from him and disputed something. Talk about a return policy!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yeah, I wonder how long that couple stayed coin collectors. Dealers need to remember that more money is made in long term relations than one time purchases. Needless to say he was never allowed into any show in that state again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Growing up, I had a favorite dealer, Ben. It was kind of sad that I had to slowly drive by the store each time just to see if he was in, or if his partner was in. Joe was notoriously a non-people person. He would insult you, your coins, your knowledge, your choices in life, whatever he could evidently. I would spend hours in that store if Ben was in, giving him every cent I had in exchange for coins and knowledge. Its a shame there are too few Ben&#039;s and too many Joe&#039;s in the dealer community.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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