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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mcarney1173, post: 680143, member: 18741&quot;]I have had very bad experiences, and good ones at some local coin shops. The good one is just a mile away- extremely convienient. The other two are about 5 miles away (one&#039;s 5 miles north, the other south.) The one, Main Line Coin and Stamp, I found in the phone book. They are extremely expensive. The barber&#039;s I&#039;m looking for, common dates in G-4 Condition upwards of $20.00 each. So in the glass display case they had a modified shoes box full of Franklin Halves labeled &quot;High Grade Franklins: $8.50&quot; I grabbed up a nice toned one. The total of everything came to about $16.00, he gave it to me for just $12.50. That was a good experience at that store. The second time I went, I brought some .925 silver necklaces to sell. This is how the conversation went.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Me: Hi, I&#039;m trying to sell this silver that I have.</p><p>Him(Store Worker): How old are you?</p><p>Me: 15.</p><p>Him: Well, let me take a look. (looks down at necklaces)</p><p>Him: These look like silver, but you&#039;d need a parent to sell them to us. You see, this stuff could be stolen.</p><p>Me: (I showed him through a loupe how my name &quot;Michael&quot; was micro-engraved onto the clasp of every necklace. I also tried them all on to show they fit perfectly- thus proving that I hadn&#039;t stolen them from an adult.) </p><p>Him: Well, this proves that they fit you and you didn&#039;t take them from your parents. But how about a jewelry store.</p><p>Me: (I said jokingly) If I robbed a jewelry store, wouldn&#039;t I take gold?</p><p>Him: (annoyed) I&#039;m sorry but I can&#039;t buy these from you, you&#039;d need a parent. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I shopped around a little bit and ended up buying a 1948 BU Franklin for $18.00 and a few other things. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Planning to never return to the store, at the checkout I said,&quot; So I don&#039;t need a parent for you to take my money, but I&#039;d need a parent for you to give me money.&quot;</p><p>He replied,&quot;Yeah, basically.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So, bad experience at that store.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The second bad experience was not a coin store but an antiques mall (5 miles south) of where I live. This was the first time I had went to this store, $300.00 in hand. When I arrived, the door was wide open and the sign said &quot;OPEN&quot;. I made a quick left to the coins and began looking. I found some stuff I wanted, but I heard vaccumming getting louder and louder. A worker of the store kicked me out because I was trespassing on the property when they were closed. I had explained to him that the door was open and the sign said &quot;OPEN&quot; but he wanted nothing of it. I knew this was a store that received little business- making only about $50.00 a day, so I knew this comment would make him desperate. I said,&quot; I was just about to buy three hundred dollars worth of coins from you but you kicked me out&quot;. I dramatically waved 15 twenties in the air and left the store. You should have seen his face.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The third store, the one that is just a mile away is awesome. The owner is nice and store is extremely small. I always buy supplies and coins from this guy, who always give me hints, suggestions and experiences on what I&#039;ve purchased. The other dealers I&#039;ve encountered just look at the items I picked, ring them in and give me my change. No conversation at all, not even &quot;Thanks&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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