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Australia
4411 Posts |
Not for the first time I have just been refused service at a coin shop. I walk in with over $1000 cash in my wallet looking to buy a few nice coins to finish upgrading my penny set.
After buying a aUNC incuse 2000 50c for $7 (the only positive!) I asked to see some pennies. After being showed 5-6 EXTREMELY over graded and over priced coins I asked if they had any folders of new zealand coins to which I was advised "yes, but I cant be bothered letting you look because youre to fussy".
With that he turned around and left to go out the back so I just turned around and walked out. How can anyone run a business like that!!
As far as I know I wasnt unreasonable; I didnt tell him his crap was over graded and priced, I even rang ahead and said I would be coming in.
I suspect much if not all of the issues arise because I'm young and perhaps dont look like I have any money?
Safe to say I will be avoiding this shop like the plague. Anyone who can call a 1918 penny that has been cleaned, with only 6 pearls gEF and price it at $800 is a $&@&):$@! In my book! Add rudeness onto that and you have a horrible business man and person.
End of rant
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Australia
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Wow! Enworb! Understand totally! Adelaide I assume?
I'll check my 1918's ....... wouldn't hold my breath though as my collection isn't fab!
BTW: I'm glad you'd already bought the incuse.
Edited by The Unicorn
02/05/2013 10:53 pm
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 Australia
4411 Posts |
No I'm on holiday in Melbourne at the moment. Have got some great coins already. This is the second bad experience in the last couple days. The first came when I negotiated and shook on a few prices with another dealer and then when he was adding it all up he reverted to the original prices. When I questioned this he got a bit upset so I had to leave again.
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Australia
908 Posts |
Very frustrating ,he must be making too much money and cant be bothered with someone who only wants to spend $1000.Oh well his loss  |
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Australia
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$7 for an Incuse is great,last time I looked they were $20+ on ebay. There are a lot of people under enormous monetary pressure in our community at the moment,it manifests itself in all sort of strange behaivour from road rage to just plain rudeness. |
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Australia
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Im glad I got the incuse or else I may have actualy gone on a rampage. It took me over 2 hours to travel to this shop because the particular melbourne train line had issues today. He had no idea it was an incuse, not that I told him either. I was just in a pile of the normal 2000 50c which were priced at $7.
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Australia
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Sorry state of affairs when a business can't even be bothered showing you their products.! You did the right thing walking out.! Normally if someone likes a business they will tell a couple of people, if they dislike it they will tell a whole lot more.! Spread the word and keep it in the memory bank.! |
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Australia
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i rest my case , I will not buy off any dealer , and I mean any dealer , even on this forum , I refuse to buy off any dealer because they go up 2 grades when selling and down 4 grades when buying , they have no concience when they rob people of their hard earny collection , trust me I know , I am talking about dealers in brisbane , but I believe in the other states they ary just as bad .. ,, kel ,,
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Australia
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Sorry to hear of your experiences, enworb. Were the coin shops in the Melbourne Central Business District ?. I sometimes visit some of these shops. Squire PS. congratulations on the $7 millennium incuse coin !. I think you got even with the crankpot coin dealer   |
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Australia
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There are a few good ones out there kel, just plenty that arent. I've had a great time the last week visiting some of the dealers in Melbourne CBD but both times I've ventured into the suburbs I've had a bad experience.
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02/06/2013 02:20 am
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Australia
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Pity you're not going to still be in Melbs in 2 weeks time. Would be interesting to try out some "tests" on Melbourne dealers lol
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Valued Member
Australia
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just commenting on the ones in brisbane I have had dealings with matt , but from the experence I have had with them in brisbane and had to sell to them as in desperate need of the money , and for what I got for my notes and coins , if would make me to frightened to ever walk into another coin dealers shop anywhere in australia .. in my eyes they just treat people as fools , and love to take advantage of people in their hour of need just like funeral directors .. ,, kel ,,
Edited by keldaw2222
02/06/2013 02:27 am
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Valued Member
Australia
428 Posts |
have a look at , ebay error coins for instant , used to be I or 2 pages of error coins ,now dealers jump on it and just stuff it up . now up to 10 pages or more put on at more then 20 days and ricdicolus prices and just waiting for some poor sucker to come along , and if it is not sold in all them days , then it just get relisted over and over ,. what a joke .. ,, kel ,, |
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Australia
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i now how you feel about looking like you dont got money I didnt go to school cant spell as you can see by my posts they say I make steve erwin the crock man look well dressed
BUT NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
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Valued Member
Australia
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Being a younger collector myself I can agree. I am from Melbourne and more than once I have been in a coin shop or visited a dealer at a show only to be told sorry those coins are too nice for you and/or you can't afford them when I ask to look at them. I'm not saying I have $5.5 million to buy a set of cancelled banknotes but I have the funds to purchase the coins I ask to see and to not even be shown them they loose a customer for life, I don't get how people can run a business like that.
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Australia
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That sucks (except for the cheap incuse).
Is it really that hard to grasp that a young one has money and knows what they're talking about though?
Edited by Mr T
02/06/2013 06:37 am
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