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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clembo, post: 391396, member: 8033&quot;]It&#039;s amazing how people get sucked into &quot;great deals&quot; on coins when they are clueless and gullible.</p><p>I&#039;ve seen it for years at shops and see it even more that I&#039;m in one.</p><p><br /></p><p>What&#039;s really scary is when the folks come into the shop to sell this stuff and are apalled at what they offered. Most sell and I&#039;ll guarantee at a huge loss.</p><p><br /></p><p>Recent examples:</p><p>The boss bought a collection full of stuff from the Morgan Mint. Nice looking cases - probably worth more than the coins. A &quot;year&quot; set of Walking Liberties including AG 1916-S obverse and a 21-S. Hey, AG is acceptable for tougher dates but did they HAVE TO CLEAN EVERY COIN IN THE SET?</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there was the quarter date set. Washingtons that is. Boss had me break it down. We kept the 32 as it was decent but cleaned.</p><p>He had me toss all the silver into the melt bucket then wanted me to update our stock of BU clad.</p><p>Nothing happening. ALL OF THE CLAD WAS HARSHLY CLEANED.</p><p><br /></p><p>We get our share of Littleton as well. I&#039;ll give them this much. Grading is always good now as for the price.......</p><p><br /></p><p>We also get &quot;packets&quot; if from various sources. You know - a sealed plastic pouch with a label stating date, condition and PRICE.</p><p><br /></p><p>1948-D Roosevelt the other day. The guy probably bought it 20 years ago. Nice BU coin actually - could go MS65. He paid $21.95.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought it for $2 from the boss. Junk silver to him. I sold it for $5.</p><p>My buyer will be happy with that coin for $5. Not a bad price at all. Only $17 less than someone paid for it a long time ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>My co-worker and I were discussing this. I told him we were in the wrong business - sort of. After all we could buy crap all day, advertise it and sell it at a HUGE markup.</p><p>Only problem is that we both like sleeping at night.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I&#039;m rambling but have to vent SOMEWHERE. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, the money these people could have saved.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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