One Coin Dealer Or Two Coin Dealers?

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dodola Valued Member Canada 227 Posts	Posted 05/01/2012 10:23 am I find that the gatewest and albern coin have the same on line store except the the different location. Do they belong to one boss? http://store.gatewestcoin.com/cgi/v...8G159&site=1 http://store.albern.com/cgi/viewMai...7l81T&site=2 Report this Post to the Staff

thehulk Valued Member Canada 178 Posts	Posted 05/01/2012 10:30 am Interesting, they are definitely using the same online store engine. I suppose they could be owned by the same person, but I'd think that either they both bought some off-the-shelf software, or one of them developed it in house and sold it to the other. Probably the former. I work in IT, and getting a custom storefront developed for you wouldn't be that cheap. Report this Post to the Staff
pginrh Valued Member Canada 456 Posts	Posted 05/01/2012 10:40 am Albern was bought by Gatewest a few years ago..... So one owner two different stores in two different provinces. Report this Post to the Staff
dodola Valued Member Canada 227 Posts	Posted 05/01/2012 11:49 am Quote: Albern was bought by Gatewest a few years ago..... So one owner two different stores in two different provinces. Very interesting. Both Albern and Gatewest are RCM's authorized dealers. If they are owned by one boss, maybe they are the largest coin dealer in Canada? Is my guess correct? Or J&M or Colonial is the largest one in Canada? Report this Post to the Staff
kuh_85 Pillar of the Community Canada 2366 Posts	Posted 05/01/2012 9:19 pm Both sites list the same out of stock items, same specials etc. Likely just 1 site sitting behind 2 names. Report this Post to the Staff
54dollarcoin Valued Member Canada 475 Posts	Posted 05/01/2012 10:45 pm Gatewest purchased Albern coins from the Watson family years ago and yes volume wise I am sure that Ian is running the largest coin and bullion business in Canada. Also is paying very fair prices for scrap coin and bullion. Report this Post to the Staff
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