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<p>[QUOTE="Shortgapbob, post: 305614, member: 6088"]I was in the office today when an older man came in and wanted to sell some coins. There was a bag full of US Mint and Proof Sets, as well as a suitcase full of materials.</p><p> </p><p>It didn't take long to realize that the poor gentleman had purchased all of his items through the Kennedy Mint, one of those dispicable outfits that sells cleaned, overpriced coins in fancy packaging and display cases. First of all, the Proof and Mint sets were all of poor quality, with many sets incomplete. Worse, the gentleman had purchased a number of "sets" from the Kennedy Mint, including a set of 12 common Morgans in a wooden case that had been scrubbed and plated. There was a 36 coin silver half dollar set with the same cleaning and plating. There were also a number of framed coin sets, with varying themes. </p><p> </p><p>The individual showed me a listing of the prices that the items cost and it was a real shame. He had been ripped off out of so much money buying the overpriced sets and other assembled junk. I explained to him how these outfits work and told him that my offer would not be near their excessive prices. In making my offer, I found myself almost trying to talk him out of selling it because I knew how much money he was losing. But he appreciated my honesty and the fact that I was willing to explain things to him and eventually decided to sell.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry for the long rant, but I was just so frustrated by the amount of junk that was in the deal. I knew that the Kennedy Mint has hosed the poor guy out of a lot of money and it bothered me. There are a number of these lowlife outfits who sell these "collector" sets to noncollectors who have no idea about the true value of the items they are receiving. :rolling:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shortgapbob, post: 305614, member: 6088"]I was in the office today when an older man came in and wanted to sell some coins. There was a bag full of US Mint and Proof Sets, as well as a suitcase full of materials. It didn't take long to realize that the poor gentleman had purchased all of his items through the Kennedy Mint, one of those dispicable outfits that sells cleaned, overpriced coins in fancy packaging and display cases. First of all, the Proof and Mint sets were all of poor quality, with many sets incomplete. Worse, the gentleman had purchased a number of "sets" from the Kennedy Mint, including a set of 12 common Morgans in a wooden case that had been scrubbed and plated. There was a 36 coin silver half dollar set with the same cleaning and plating. There were also a number of framed coin sets, with varying themes. The individual showed me a listing of the prices that the items cost and it was a real shame. He had been ripped off out of so much money buying the overpriced sets and other assembled junk. I explained to him how these outfits work and told him that my offer would not be near their excessive prices. In making my offer, I found myself almost trying to talk him out of selling it because I knew how much money he was losing. But he appreciated my honesty and the fact that I was willing to explain things to him and eventually decided to sell. Sorry for the long rant, but I was just so frustrated by the amount of junk that was in the deal. I knew that the Kennedy Mint has hosed the poor guy out of a lot of money and it bothered me. There are a number of these lowlife outfits who sell these "collector" sets to noncollectors who have no idea about the true value of the items they are receiving. :rolling:[/QUOTE]
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