Glow In The Dark Quarter

Not to hijack this dino thread (there is a glass bee thread) but yes I did buy the gb. Got so excited I couldn't help myself and I bought another of the wolf too.

As to where to buy one..... ebay or finding one at post office seem to be the best options right now. Even the dealers seem to be sold out.

Does any one know what the next coins in the "glow in the dark" series will look like?

Are there illustrations of these coins yet?

The fact that Gatewest is finally sold out does not bother the least because they have behaved unethically all along.

I refused to buy from a company that keep jacking up the price even before it has been released or shipped to the general public. If you read the comments on the mint.ca reviews you would understand.

They should have sold at the $29.99 price until sold out, like J&M Coin did. What is this backorder business when no one could have ordered from the Mint for 2 weeks.

And how much could Gatewest order anyway? 500, 1000? $2000? Enough to corner the market?

Look, I have no problem with them making money by selling above Mint pricing. But do it after it has been released to the general public.

For those who can't get one yet, don't despair and don't pay exorbitant prices for it on ebay right now. There is still a last chance to get it at it your local box office. Local post offices that carry coins WILL have them. How many will depend on the amount they ordered. You have to look around and ask your local post offices when they will come in. Some will accept names on a list.

I ordered 2 coins from Albern/Gatewest. I'll be very upset if my order is cancelled after my credit card was charged for the full amount.

While it is sold out at the Mint, it is NOT sold out at your local post office. You need to do some research and find one that will have stock and get it before it is all gone.

So, according to your train of thought, if a coin dealer is not required to sell at original prices, why are the local post offices selling them at $29.99 and not $100?

Its sold out at the Mint, so the post office can sell at whatever price they want.

In the review page for the glow-in-the dark Dino coin, 3 people said they got their orders cancelled because the mint said they oversold the coin.

Anyone got an cancellation notice?

Maybe now the ebay sellers who sell the pre-ordered coins at outrageous markups will get their just desserts.

I think this is why they are switching to phone only sales for items that are really close to the end. I have not had any canceled yet, luckily. I think the Mint had better get its head out of its butt and straighten up. The sad part is that its a publicly traded company now and profits will overshadow common sense. Used to be you could write some MP, but now days the Mint does not care about customer opinion, but you had better not take their coin images and use them to promote their product.

I have sent many nasty email to them and I think they just get deleted.

I hope they see the light soon. People are sheep but they don't like getting screwed over and over. They will just loose interest in Mint product.

P.S. don't buy mint stock:

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