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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have an answering machine at home. I never answer phone calls. I wait to see if it is someone I want to talk to. Such phone calls as yours are people that just won't talk to an answering machine.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I just ask Boxers or Y-Fronts? I have a similar ? for ladies soliciting me, but decency prevents typing it here...
I do have some sympathy for the poor slobs making the calls, even if they are scum cold calling to rip me off. I had friends who worked the phone solicitation gig in college. How's this for a work-study job: the bottom 5% (worst performers) don't get invited back to work the next night! That's a harsh reality check w/o even needing a degree!
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Just ask them to hang on for a second, you'll be right back, and see how long it takes for them to hang up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
784 Posts |
Curious, how is it that they got your number in the first place? I'm inclined to think you have made purchases in the past with a coin business and they somehow got your number? May be worth while trying to figure out if any online business have sold your personal information to a marketing company?
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Valued Member
 United States
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'Curious, how is it that they got your number in the first place? I'm inclined to think you have made purchases in the past with a coin business and they somehow got your number? May be worth while trying to figure out if any online business have sold your personal information to a marketing company?' Good question. I deal with several companies on line,have had several transactions with Village Coin in NH and with Alaska Coin Company. I doubt either would sell my data. I buy a lot on ebay but my phone # is not available to sellers so that's not it. Of course there is always Littleton... they make a good whipping boy in cases like this. I am on their list but only bought a couple albums some time ago from them. |
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United States
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I had a call like this recently (govmint I think). He called trying to sell me a Canadian coin I had never even heard of (probably not even released by their mint). I said I only collect US coins. He sharply replied with "why". I said that is what I enjoy. He then continued his speech. I asked him how he got my number and he said they were affiliates with Silvertowne. I called Silvertowne and told them to remove my information from their database as I would no longer be a returning customer. Its a shame too they have some decent deals on bars. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1704 Posts |
Anyone notice GovMint.com is down for routine maintenance?
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Valued Member
United States
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I prefer to torture them... Start with..what did you have for dinner... And get progressively worse.. I have a very interesting job. I sometimes go into specifics with people who call me trying to sell something. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Man, it must really suck to cold call people and try to fleece them of their life savings. But you think YOUR job sucks, I'm a morgue diener. Never heard of it? A diener is a morgue worker responsible for handling, moving, and cleaning the corpse. So let me tell you about the body that came in today. Hello? Hello? Guess he hung up.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I once bought a coin from the Westminster Collection - I think it was the UK Henry VIII commemorative £5 which they were offering at face value when it was practically unobtainable from banks. I had several calls after that when they tried to sell me things like colorized Tristan da Cunha crowns or Gibraltar gold sets, but they seem to have given up now...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"Lee Marshall?" Sounds like the name of a cop from a 1970s crime show.
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