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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;omahaorange, post: 1235608, member: 28199&quot;]There was no &quot;business&quot; involved here.&nbsp; Image the scenario:</p><p><br /></p><p>Phone rings 20 times (for whatever reason), owner (probably irritated that after a few rings that the caller doesn&#039;t get the hint) answers &quot;Joe&#039;s Coin Shop&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The caller (OP) says (to the effect), &quot;hey, I got these shield pennies and wanna sell em on eBay.&nbsp; What should I do and what can I get for em&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Translate:&nbsp; I don&#039;t wanna buy anything, I&#039;m looking for free business advice.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Owner gets a little sarcastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not saying he wasn&#039;t rude, but come on, <b>there is no business to be had here</b>.&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty sure if you bothered me with a question like that, I would have responded in a similar (albeit coarser) manner (but then again, I&#039;m not a dealer).&nbsp; Your response might have been different had you walked into the store, looked at a couple things, made a purchase (even a token one), his demeanor and answer may have been different.&nbsp; Since we don&#039;t know exactly what the owner was doing when the phone rang, and he <b>was</b> open for business, it&#039;s safe to assume that maybe he was dealing with a high-end paying customer, and had to interupt a deal to answer the phone.&nbsp; That would make me a little testy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Collector1966 says it.&nbsp; The people I deal with know me.&nbsp; We&#039;re on a first name basis.&nbsp; They know what I look for, and know that if I leave without purchasing anything today, it&#039;s probably because they don&#039;t have what I want.&nbsp; And they know I&#039;ll be back.&nbsp; And I&#039;m not even a big money player, but I am consistent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line...there was no professional activity, so why does this guy need to be professional?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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