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Valued Member
United States
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Not to rain on anybody's parade, but the difference between this and the "We Buy Your Gold and Silver" people is what? Not saying you did a bad thing, but we're quick to jump on the guys buying up the widow's collections for dirt cheap.
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 United States
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The pictures are good enough to give an idea of what you have. Very nice!  I do not know enough about your relationship with the seller, but given what you have told us I think the deal is fair. In my opinion, it is more likely he would have sold them to one of the many "We buy gold and silver!" places (if only because of their persistent advertising practices). We can probably agree that such places would only pay a fraction of what a true coin dealer would. In other words, you probably did him (and the coins by preventing their destruction) a favour. |
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Valued Member
 United States
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the difference to me omahaorange is it was offered to me for a price set buy the owner. I did not offer per say the widow a dirt cheap price for it.
Edited by jakeman406
04/18/2012 5:43 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Good for you, man. He set a price that both of y'all are happy with. Ain't nothin' wrong with that. Him and his buddies are all sitting around talking about how he got one over on you and made 700 bucks.
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United States
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Again, I feel the deal was fair. Sure, the seller could have gotten more; but it is quite possible he did not want to invest much effort. I can almost guarantee he did not want to spend the time and effort selling them on ebay, let alone shopping them around to the local brick and mortar sites. It is also possible that the seller knew jakeman would appreciate the coins and the good deal. Win-win. This is all speculation on my part. As I said above, I do not know enough about the relationship (or the seller), so this is just an opinion. |
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't see any problem with the deal and congrats on getting such a good deal.  He approached you with the coins and he made the offer  totally different than the we buy gold and silver types. Heck for all anyone knows maybe you're the only coin collector he knows and he preferred to get them in the hands of someone who would appreciate them. Enjoy! |
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Valued Member
United States
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I do not know for sure my coworkers thoughts or reasoning for not trying to get more out of this my relationship with him is I see him in the hallway 2 or three times a day say hi how you doing and that's about it. But jbuck did hit on something about me appreciating the coins I talk about collecting at work almost everyday but no one really listens to me or shows any interest. Only thing I know is I was offered a deal and I took it
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Valued Member
United States
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You got as good deal and if the seller was the one to make the offer then great for you. I'm assuming you're not a Rockefeller so why pay full value for the coins? Everybody is looking for a deal. Nobody here pays full price for a car, why should coins be different. Like others have said, it's not as if you were a gold/silver outfit that lowballed him. I bought a whole collection without looking through it other than some of the silver and the seller wanted so much times face value. I paid him that and some extra and found some real key coins that were worth more than the entire deal. He was extremely happy as was I.Enjoy your coins!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You got a good deal that most of us would have taken. Lol, don't be surprised if you hear of a burglary nearby where somebody lost his coin collection. Also, one thing I would do is keep quiet about your coin hobby/collection. You never know, somebody may want it and people have broken into homes for less.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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04/18/2012 7:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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you did good jake he offered what he wanted and since he got the price he wanted, everyone should be happy with the deal ( I just know youre happier hahaha) and he wasnt a coin collector anyway so 700 bucks for coins he doesn't care about good deal for everyone CONGRATS that is a deal of a lifetime or a blue moon
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If both parties walk away happy, what is the issue?
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Valued Member
United States
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Enough said about fair dealings...more pics please.
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
286 Posts |
Congratulations! If you have any you don't want just send them my way! lol :)
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Posted 04/18/2012 5:36 pm
