Post your best / worst / funniest numismatic communications

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by ddddd, Jan 17, 2018.

  1. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    In our hobby we encounter a wide variety of characters. In this thread post your memorable communications. These could be ebay messages, something heard at a show, or whatever else you feel fits! These messages could be something funny, sad, weird, witty, wise, etc...
     
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  3. ddddd

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    I'll start with 3 "cases"

    1. I'm not here to make you money.
    This involves multiple people on ebay contacting me and asking for a better price. That's ok; everyone wants a deal and I can reduce some items if I want to move the funds into a new collecting area. What makes me :banghead: is when these same people respond to me lowering the price with something as follows:

    I can't make money selling this to my clients!

    Well am I here to help you make money (response not sent :happy:)?

    2. The sad story.
    I had a person contact me via ebay asking to lower a price on a coin. Ok, I'm reasonable and willing to deal. This person however decided to be creative. The message paraphrased as follows:

    Hello, I really like that mouse coin (Australian Year of the Mouse)! I have a friend whose nickname is "Minnie" and she'd love that coin. She has cancer and I'd really like to give it to her. Can you take 50% off?

    This one touched me. Just like many others, I've had family affected by cancer and I am empathetic. However, using that to get 50% off a coin just seems slimy and disingenuous. I replied to this person wishing my best thoughts and suggesting they do something more personal for their friend that does not involve spending money on a coin.

    3. There is still hope!
    Yes there is! I had a buyer offer $110 on a $220 item via the best offer feature. Most of the time these are just lowballers that disappear when one counters at a reasonable price. Still I decided to test my luck. I replied to the offer with a $210 counter and a "friendly" jibe asking whether the person may have had a typo and really meant to offer $210. Oddly enough, they accepted the $210 counter, paid in a timely manner, and left positive feedback! They didn't ever message me, so I don't know if it really was a typo or the person was just embarrassed enough by the reply to their first offer. I will be an optimist and assume this really was a nice ebayer!
     
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  4. Galen59

    Galen59 Gott helfe mir

    Really, these are everyday features..
     
  5. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    So we all should have plenty to post then! :D
     
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  6. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly

    Really? I hate when the 1st person to comment says something negative. Especially after typing out a long, well thought out post. Add that to the list
     
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  7. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly

    I encounter ALL kinds at the flea market.
    One of the more memorable ones-

    I acquired a small cache of coal scrip tokens. You cant just walk into a coin shop and purchase these most of the time plus they are cool imo. So anyway i had them in my display case at the flea, and some hillbilly walks up. So he acquires about a few of them and i could see a smirk on his face as i was giving him the prices. (Like $3-$5 each)
    He starts laughing and says man, down in west virginia you can get these for 10 cent apiece. I looked up at him, and said well its a damn good thing im selling these in Ohio then huh?? :confused:
     
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  8. TheFinn

    TheFinn Well-Known Member

    I was selling an 1889-S Morgan in MS63 and an AU Seated Dollar to a dealer. I quoted him $500 on the Morgan and $1000 on the Seated (a bit better date). He asked if he could take the coins to his table to look at the Grey Sheet, which wasn't a problem because I knew him. He came back and said he could only pay $900 for the Seated and $600 for the Morgan. I told him I could do that. Another dealer friend that was standing behind him looked at me with a look on his face like either he had missed something.
     
  9. Galen59

    Galen59 Gott helfe mir

    too many.
     
  10. Galen59

    Galen59 Gott helfe mir

    back off
     
  11. iPen

    iPen Well-Known Member

    That one's hilarious!
     
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  12. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Just read a lot of the CT posts. They have everything one could ask for. :)
     
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  13. ddddd

    ddddd Member

    @mlov43 I thought the above was perfect for this thread, so I added it for you!
     
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  14. heavycam.monstervam

    heavycam.monstervam Outlaw Trucker & Coin Hillbilly


    :troll::joyful::wacky:Im sorry, i couldnt resist.....
     
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    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

  16. mlov43

    mlov43 주화 수집가

    I love the locations of his 'architects' : "London, New York, Milan, Barcelona"

    ...more like, "Grandma's Basement, Cinder-Block Shelf, Dusty Water-leak Stained Wall"
     
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  17. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    What I'm wondering is why he needs so many offices for one person. :)
     
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  18. Beefer518

    Beefer518 Well-Known Member

    And not a bathroom to be found for the 'employees'....

    where's he been lately, anyway?
     
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  19. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Pricing toilets,and a good non union plummer.....
     
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  20. mlov43

    mlov43 주화 수집가

    Maybe not a "communication" per-se, but a comic "relays a message," right?
    Not exactly very kosher by today's standards, but this is a comic from a 1960s error-coin numismatic rag:
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  21. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    Let sleeping dogs lie, puuuhhhleez
     
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