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<p>[QUOTE="xlrcable, post: 2284848, member: 41288"]I don't know how many coins I've had mailed to my house over the years, but I can't recall ever receiving a package that wasn't labeled discreetly, or any piece of mail that called attention to my being a collector. Until yesterday, when this showed up at my front door:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]457310[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>At the risk of sounding paranoid or at least over-irritable, isn't this a bit of a bonehead move on the part of this company? Am I the only one who objects to having a large full-color "coin collector" flag delivered to his mailbox? (After looking inside the thing, I might also like to explain to these folks exactly what the odds are of my ever buying a graded ASE, or any coin with the Incredible Hulk on it, but I suppose that's more a matter of personal taste.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As long as I've got my tinfoil hat on, I'll also say I can't help wondering where they got my address. But I guess it's possible I bought something from them a long time ago that I can't remember. Well, never again.</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, I feel better. If you think I'm being oversensitive I won't fight back <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="xlrcable, post: 2284848, member: 41288"]I don't know how many coins I've had mailed to my house over the years, but I can't recall ever receiving a package that wasn't labeled discreetly, or any piece of mail that called attention to my being a collector. Until yesterday, when this showed up at my front door: [ATTACH]457310[/ATTACH] At the risk of sounding paranoid or at least over-irritable, isn't this a bit of a bonehead move on the part of this company? Am I the only one who objects to having a large full-color "coin collector" flag delivered to his mailbox? (After looking inside the thing, I might also like to explain to these folks exactly what the odds are of my ever buying a graded ASE, or any coin with the Incredible Hulk on it, but I suppose that's more a matter of personal taste.) As long as I've got my tinfoil hat on, I'll also say I can't help wondering where they got my address. But I guess it's possible I bought something from them a long time ago that I can't remember. Well, never again. OK, I feel better. If you think I'm being oversensitive I won't fight back ;)[/QUOTE]
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