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Valued Member
United States
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Look at this one of my elder customer was short on cash so he decided to deposits these coins. I ask my client if he was sure of cashing these out he said he had no choice his ssi check got lost in the mail and he has to wait 7 days to get a new check and he has to eat till then   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Aw geez -- that's a shame.
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Moderator
 United States
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If I had the means, I would have loaned him the money, especially if they are a regular customer. No problem holding the album and folder as collateral though.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
If you know the man well enough to discuss it, you might mention that his SSI check can be deposited directly into his bank account so he never loses it and it's never late.
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New Member
United States
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How sad. I just recently started organizing (spreadsheet with notes and hyperlinks, blah blah blah) all sorts of coins I'd been tossing into a box for years. I intend to hand them down to my grandson, some day.
Only recently did I buy books for some of them -- like the gentleman had to part with... After the hundreds of hours I've spent on this, I can't imagine selling them at face value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1187 Posts |
I'd say save the books for him and let him take them back when he has the $$.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5205 Posts |
Definitely hold them and offer them back to him when you see him again.
If he declines on more than 2 separate visits I would call them yours karma free at that point.
Edited by jack jeckel
07/31/2015 8:28 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
831 Mani...That's so sad. I tried to send you a private email but yours is not turned on. If you would...please send me a pm and I will be happy to send a few $'s for some inexpensive groceries to help him through this hard time.
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Valued Member
United States
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Put them in the back, carry it as a personal loan, 0%.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Put them in the back, carry it as a personal loan, 0%. I was browsing in a coin store in Halifax when I heard the guy on the phone, talking to a customer's wife, saying your husband was just in the store needing cash for you guys, I didn't want to take them, but understood the money was necessary right now, so let him know the coins are still here being held for him whenever he's able to pay back the money. I thought that was pretty special. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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There are still good people out there... the shame is that when you hear about them it's something special...
-----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
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Not to make light of this, but the one bonus of this hobby is that you can often count on it as a last-ditch rainy day fund. What if he collected beany babies or postcards instead? He'd be in a lot worse shape. This is sad, but at least he's eating this week.
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United States
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What jbuck said :-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow now that is sad. He should have direct deposit that should end that problem.
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 United States
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United States
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I was browsing in a coin store in Halifax when I heard the guy on the phone, talking to a customer's wife, saying your husband was just in the store needing cash for you guys, I didn't want to take them, but understood the money was necessary right now, so let him know the coins are still here being held for him whenever he's able to pay back the money.
I thought that was pretty special. Nice!  |
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Posted 07/31/2015 6:16 pm
