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<p>[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 25360610, member: 92655"]I'll just make a couple points here:</p><ul> <li>Businesses exist to make money. Period. End of story. We have the option to choose to trade or not to trade with them. Every business is structured differently, but in the end they all exist to make money.</li> <li>Littleton is probably single-handedly responsible for bringing more new collectors in our hobby than anybody else.</li> <li>In the late 1970's when I was overseas in the Army and didn't have an enterweb to satisfy my coin cravings, Littleton saved the day for me. Those "coins-on-approval" envelopes were heaven sent to this kid serving overseas.</li> </ul><p>Businesses are like families. None are perfect. Yes, they may use heavy handed buy-sell tactics, but again... It is your choice to listen or hang up. Brother, let me tell you. I own a small business and am a few months shy of turning 65. My phone rings incessantly from heavy handed "retirement specialists"... I am a polite fellow. It is in my DNA, but I do not get tied into any of these callers spiel. And yes, I do often hang up on them mid-stream.... So anyway, debate all you want to. They are a long standing business and they will do what they have to to be profitable. They are not scammers. That esteemed title goes to the Beijing mint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Randy Abercrombie, post: 25360610, member: 92655"]I'll just make a couple points here: [LIST] [*]Businesses exist to make money. Period. End of story. We have the option to choose to trade or not to trade with them. Every business is structured differently, but in the end they all exist to make money. [*]Littleton is probably single-handedly responsible for bringing more new collectors in our hobby than anybody else. [*]In the late 1970's when I was overseas in the Army and didn't have an enterweb to satisfy my coin cravings, Littleton saved the day for me. Those "coins-on-approval" envelopes were heaven sent to this kid serving overseas. [/LIST] Businesses are like families. None are perfect. Yes, they may use heavy handed buy-sell tactics, but again... It is your choice to listen or hang up. Brother, let me tell you. I own a small business and am a few months shy of turning 65. My phone rings incessantly from heavy handed "retirement specialists"... I am a polite fellow. It is in my DNA, but I do not get tied into any of these callers spiel. And yes, I do often hang up on them mid-stream.... So anyway, debate all you want to. They are a long standing business and they will do what they have to to be profitable. They are not scammers. That esteemed title goes to the Beijing mint.[/QUOTE]
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