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Ed - forgot to mention one thing... On that "youngsters" thing - my kids are closer to age 50 than they are to age 40, so I'm no longer really a "youngster." However, I can honestly say that if I'd ever known I was going to live this long, I definitely would have taken better care of myself.
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I just flipped over to the SilverTowne web site and navigated around in it for a minute or so and it seemed fine to me. Part of it work fine for me like the initial page load for a category. But try and sort through it and it comes to a crawl. Load the certified commemorative page then click pcgs or ms70 and it will spin for a bit. Same thing happens to me if I look at too many different things |
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What ST does to me is after 1 or 2 moves, it screeches to a total halt in its tracks, freezes solid and then refuses to budge. It'll sit there like that until it finally pops up a notice (10 or more minutes later) that says "This Page Cannot Be Located" or some such thing. OK, that would be pretty ugly behavior. Have to say that I have not seen this happen on their web site, ever. Not even implying that you haven't, though. Weird stuff can and does happen on the web. Quote:
Wowie Zowie! I was truly, deeply and profoundly underwhelmed! They gave me the impression that they were less concerned about their problem than I was. Sorry to hear that. I also have not had that experience with them.  Quote:
On that "youngsters" thing - my kids are closer to age 50 than they are to age 40, so I'm no longer really a "youngster." However, I can honestly say that if I'd ever known I was going to live this long, I definitely would have taken better care of myself. Heh heh... OK, duly noted, Pops!  I have taken decent care of myself so am doing OK these days. Not fantastic, mind you, but reasonably well. Have had some serious challenges along the way but managed to muddle through them, thanks to a loving family and faith in God. Quote:
Load the certified commemorative page then click pcgs or ms70 and it will spin for a bit. OK, I tried that. No problem. Took about 3 secs to bring up the commemorative page and 2 secs to do the MS70 sort. Not sure why but I am not having any speed problems on the S-T web site with Win7 and either Chrome or IE9. It is a puzzle. |
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OK, I tried that. No problem. Took about 3 secs to bring up the commemorative page and 2 secs to do the MS70 sort. Not sure why but I am not having any speed problems on the S-T web site with Win7 and either Chrome or IE9. It is a puzzle.
Ill just send you a list from now on when I need to check that section I have windows 7 too but use firefox. Maybe they just like you better |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:Ill just send you a list from now on when I need to check that section No problem, BB. I am sure we can come to an equitable fee arrangement!  Quote:
I have windows 7 too but use firefox. Maybe they just like you better Somehow, I doubt it but who knows for sure? Maybe this is due to the trunk portion of the web that you guys are located on? I have heard that this sometimes causes inexplicable slow responses to some folks. Not that you could do much about it if that was it but then neither could SilverTowne. |
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Somehow, I doubt it but who knows for sure? Maybe this is due to the trunk portion of the web that you guys are located on? The weird thing is I was down by UVA the last few days and it was faster then it is at my house, but after a bit would slow down again. Thats not a bad theory but if that were true wouldnt other websites do that as well? For whatever reason for me at least my problem is with their site and their site only. When it happens on other sites I can close the window or reload and itll be faster next time, silvertowne however same speed. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes...silvertowne is an exception...otherwise I wouldn't comment. It is just silvertowne that is slowwwwwwwwwww
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Just checked and, while it wasn't the fastest site I've ever visited, I didn't find it obnoxiously slow. Yes, the database queries take awhile and could certainly be optimized, but again -- not THAT bad. Quote:
If their prices werent significantly cheaper on some things I would never bother with it Out of curiosity, what things do you find them to be significantly cheaper on? I've been browsing around the site and so far haven't found ANYTHING that I can't find elsewhere for less (at leas, nothing I'm actually interested in buying). |
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Barry some of their graded 70s pcgs commems are a lot cheaper than anywhere else some close to 50%. Their prices are competitive with everything but unless its one of the graded items you wont really notice, theres not much they can do with the bullion ones
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Pillar of the Community
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Thats not a bad theory but if that were true wouldnt other websites do that as well? Could be but then how do we know what trunk THEY are located on? Just a guess on my part. This problem does have a cause but it seems elusive. I'm not seeing it but believe that others are. As to the reason, none of us knows, hence the speculation. |
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Barry some of their graded 70s pcgs commems are a lot cheaper than anywhere else some close to 50%. Their prices are competitive with everything but unless its one of the graded items you wont really notice, theres not much they can do with the bullion ones Ah. Yeah, I don't go to places like that looking for graded coins (in fact, I don't go looking for graded bullion in the first place), so that's why I didn't notice any savings. Their regular bullion prices are in line with numerous other dealers, but significantly higher than goldmart (as long as you're not paying by credit card). |
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I stay away from the graded bullion as well but like it for numismatic coins. For their ungraded they have pretty good prices on the barber series as well. The one I got from them for my type set showed up in better than I expected condition. Like all sites though theyre hit or miss as theres definitely some things on there that can be found cheaper elsewhere. They just happen to line up well with some of my series for what their best deals are for me
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Pillar of the Community
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On the original question - "Is it just my computer or does Silvertowne's site always run obnoxiously slow?" ------ In the last half-hour, I wanted to check availability of an unusual silver bullion coin, so I looked it up in all the Internet PM Dealer websites that I've got bookmarked - 28 in all... I literally flew into and all around inside 27 of the websites, but one of them froze up (on my second move inside the site), laid down and died in its tracks on me. Guess who. You guessed it - the one and only - ST strikes again!
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Their regular bullion prices are in line with numerous other dealers... There are times when SilverTowne bars are out of stock at most dealers but SilverTowne itself will have some in stock. It is times like that when I really appreciate S-T. I collect S-T bars. So far, only the 5-oz. size but getting some 10-oz. bars would be awfully sweet. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Aside from their site I've had nothing but positive experiences with them
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