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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rugen, post: 39929, member: 422&quot;]When I tried to order nickels on 2/28 it took me forever to get through to the US Mint website.&nbsp; When I did finally reach the site, it read the product was &quot;Not Available.&quot;&nbsp; This is on 2/28, five minutes past 12 noon EST.&nbsp; I tried again, and this time it took my order ok, but the site now read product is &quot;Backordered until 3/3/05&quot;.&nbsp; Just to check, I went to the mint site to track my order on 3/1/05 and it read &quot;Backordered to 3/15/05&quot;.&nbsp; I tracked the order the next day and it read backordered until 3/21/05&quot;.&nbsp; Yesterday which was March 9, I received an email that the mint had shipped my order of 2/28.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now here is the real kicker.&nbsp; P.T. Barnum on ShoptAtHome had the very same nickel rolls from bags for sale at double the price of the collector purchasing them from the US Mint.&nbsp; $16.95 for one each P&amp;D rolls.&nbsp; It looks like these people on the shopping networks received their orders ok, shutting out the small collector until a later date.&nbsp; I think it gives the ShopAtHome people and other networks a chance to rip collectors off.&nbsp; I hope no one purchased coins from these network shopping people, scared that the new nickels would be gone from the mint before their order was filled.&nbsp; I am going to write a letter to the Director&#039;s Office and ask about the shopping networks being ahead of everyone else.&nbsp; I know they are treated differently because they purchase in such huge quanities.&nbsp; It may not do any good to write the letter, but I am going to try.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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