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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25915366, member: 101855"]There are two local shops near me. I was at the first one today to buy a quarter ounce American Gold Eagle to complete I type set I started a few months ago. They are friendly, but most of their stock is silver and gold bullion with some lower priced collector coins. It's fun to stop by and chat now and then. My neighber had some gold eagles he wanted to sell, and the owner paid a very fair price for them. </p><p><br /></p><p>The other shop is run by egotistical jerk. I did him some favors like reviewing some expensive looking coins that came through the door, which turned out to be counterfeits. He didn't have the expertise to spot them. I also give him the prior month's Grey Sheets because he was too cheap to subscribe. </p><p><br /></p><p>The main thing that keeps him in business is the hight price of gold and silver. If those prices ever calm down, he's toast. </p><p><br /></p><p>I invited him to my local club. That was a mistake. He pushed me out of the club so that he could take over. When I was going to his shop, he kept asking people to rate him on-line. If there were a 0 out of 5, I'd give it to him. Instead I just ignore him.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25915366, member: 101855"]There are two local shops near me. I was at the first one today to buy a quarter ounce American Gold Eagle to complete I type set I started a few months ago. They are friendly, but most of their stock is silver and gold bullion with some lower priced collector coins. It's fun to stop by and chat now and then. My neighber had some gold eagles he wanted to sell, and the owner paid a very fair price for them. The other shop is run by egotistical jerk. I did him some favors like reviewing some expensive looking coins that came through the door, which turned out to be counterfeits. He didn't have the expertise to spot them. I also give him the prior month's Grey Sheets because he was too cheap to subscribe. The main thing that keeps him in business is the hight price of gold and silver. If those prices ever calm down, he's toast. I invited him to my local club. That was a mistake. He pushed me out of the club so that he could take over. When I was going to his shop, he kept asking people to rate him on-line. If there were a 0 out of 5, I'd give it to him. Instead I just ignore him.[/QUOTE]
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