Posted 02/15/2005 03:44 am
I just want to tell you a true story of how people preceive you. I had set up a table at the Fremont, CA coin show. I always took time to mke my table look the best and professional. I would lay down deep blue velvet under the silver coins and a deep maroon velvet ubder the copper ones. All my items had prices either on the single or a sign laying next to a group. All signs were made on the computer. All coins were in double pocket E.T. Kointain Flips with the history on the back.
In this one case the dealer next to me poured out about 1000 1992 silver eagles in his case and placed a handwritten sign on it $5.00. On a section of my blue velvet I put out 6 eagles laying front-back-front in two rows. Next to them a nicely printed sign saying 1992 Silver Eagles $7.25.
During the 3 day show I ran out of Eagles 4 times after buying a roll from the dealer next to each time. During the show he had sold only 3 eagles at $5.00 while I sold 48 at $7.25 each. He turned to me and said, "Steve, I generally don't do this but why were they buying eagles from you at $7.25 when they could have got them from me a $5.00..?" My response was, "Because mine were better..!"
The way you present yourself and the way you treat people is very important. I would have a cookie sheet at my table and would pour a bunch of common foreign coins in. Then whenever a kid would come to my table I would allow him to have 3 coins if he could find them in the world coin book. Of course I would help them. Because of this we sold a lot of coins to parents. Why? were preceived as kid friendly and nice people to work with.
Preception is important remember to think how you will be preceived when buying and selling coin.
catman
In this one case the dealer next to me poured out about 1000 1992 silver eagles in his case and placed a handwritten sign on it $5.00. On a section of my blue velvet I put out 6 eagles laying front-back-front in two rows. Next to them a nicely printed sign saying 1992 Silver Eagles $7.25.
During the 3 day show I ran out of Eagles 4 times after buying a roll from the dealer next to each time. During the show he had sold only 3 eagles at $5.00 while I sold 48 at $7.25 each. He turned to me and said, "Steve, I generally don't do this but why were they buying eagles from you at $7.25 when they could have got them from me a $5.00..?" My response was, "Because mine were better..!"
The way you present yourself and the way you treat people is very important. I would have a cookie sheet at my table and would pour a bunch of common foreign coins in. Then whenever a kid would come to my table I would allow him to have 3 coins if he could find them in the world coin book. Of course I would help them. Because of this we sold a lot of coins to parents. Why? were preceived as kid friendly and nice people to work with.
Preception is important remember to think how you will be preceived when buying and selling coin.
catman
