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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silentnviolent, post: 1517431, member: 8797&quot;]I used to have two competing coin shops in the same town near me (45 miles or so away) and my favorite one loved to mess with the other, newer one. I bought stuff from one and brought it to the other for opinions, then reported back to my favorite. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It was a fun game.&nbsp;&nbsp; One time when I was less knowledgeable I brought a gold coin (or so I thought; it was a fractional repro.) to my favorite shop. One of the owners pals ruled it to be a repro. and I was bummed. They said to bring it to the other shop for a second opinion, so I did just that. The owner of the second shop paid me $300 for it, all the while looking down his nose at me and explaining how he knows more about them than me, and knows people who will buy it. I said OK but felt a little uneasy, so spent $50 or so of his money in the shop (3 Columbian halves and a 1961 proof set with ugly toning on the cent... which I got a little off asking $ for due to the unattractive toning <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )&nbsp; Then I went back to the first shop and told them what happened.&nbsp; They were kinda shocked that the other guy bought it, and at the price he paid, but told me not to worry because HE is supposed to be the EXPERT. Then they snickered as I sat down to peruse... and the owner&#039;s pal&#039;s cell phone rang. Shop owner #2 was calling him about the coin I just sold him. He told us all about the conversation as I decided whether or not $30 was fair for a 1908 type set (all circulated, but still cool).&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The best part was that my girlfriend was standing beside me during the sale negotiation in shop #2 and her jaw almost hit the floor when he made an offer.&nbsp; After getting that &quot;HMPH! It&#039;s Fake, you Idiot&quot; look from her when we left shop #1 it gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside, and at the same time I still wonder if the dealer caught that look...&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ahh, memories! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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