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<p>[QUOTE="myownprivy, post: 4148021, member: 84588"]For someone in his 50s you sure do have a "grandpa" attitude already. Yeah "the internet" might do that. It might be the one where .715 is standard. But that is actually a way of saying businesses have developed standard, uniform practices. That is a GOOD THING. That is efficient. That is transparent. It makes buying and selling so much easier. The brick and mortar shops are far behind the times. The only reason they don't have a uniform system is because they may not even know of each other's existence and therefore be unaware of the buying and selling practices of each other. </p><p><br /></p><p>The wonderful thing about the internet and technology is that all online shops need to know about each other in order to stay competitive and stay in business. That means they must develop uniform standards for buying and selling junk silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are some drawbacks, however. When you buy junk online you might get pretty slick coins. That's not ok. So, I still prefer brick and mortar where I can cherry pick. But you know what I do? I insist on a .715 multiplier because my brick and mortar knows what the online shops sell. So you know what all my local coin shops sell junk to me for? .715. </p><p><br /></p><p>Use your power as a customer. It's a wonderful thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="myownprivy, post: 4148021, member: 84588"]For someone in his 50s you sure do have a "grandpa" attitude already. Yeah "the internet" might do that. It might be the one where .715 is standard. But that is actually a way of saying businesses have developed standard, uniform practices. That is a GOOD THING. That is efficient. That is transparent. It makes buying and selling so much easier. The brick and mortar shops are far behind the times. The only reason they don't have a uniform system is because they may not even know of each other's existence and therefore be unaware of the buying and selling practices of each other. The wonderful thing about the internet and technology is that all online shops need to know about each other in order to stay competitive and stay in business. That means they must develop uniform standards for buying and selling junk silver. There are some drawbacks, however. When you buy junk online you might get pretty slick coins. That's not ok. So, I still prefer brick and mortar where I can cherry pick. But you know what I do? I insist on a .715 multiplier because my brick and mortar knows what the online shops sell. So you know what all my local coin shops sell junk to me for? .715. Use your power as a customer. It's a wonderful thing.[/QUOTE]
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