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Valued Member
United States
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So I want to make a purchase from them but I only here bad things about them. Why? What is it that makes folk's dislike them? It's only a $14 purchase I am wanting to make.
Thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Littleton delivers exactly what they offer, and the coins are always attractive and accurately graded. No one disputes this. But experienced collectors generally do not buy from them because of their prices, which are usually well above what you might pay from most other sources. Littleton is the epitome of a mail-order seller that depends primarily on inexperienced people as its customer base. If that is you, then by all means go ahead. You will get what you are promised.  Edited by Coinfrog
07/09/2016 5:32 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
80 Posts |
Thanks.
It's just a cheap National Parks quarter set I am wanting to get.
I'm not really a novice as I have been collecting for over 20 years.
It's just that I have never bought from them personally.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
No offense intended, for sure! It's a small amount - hard to believe you could go wrong. Sounds like you should go ahead - I wouldn't argue. |
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Valued Member
United States
80 Posts |
How is their automatic shipment of coin's work?
Can I opt out of that as soon as I make my purchase?
Thanks.
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
I have purchased from Littleton in the past. The coins were good, exactly as advertised.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
Unfortunately you will also get additional "coins on approval" that you will either have to ship back to Littleton or pay for at exorbitant prices. Too much hassle for me, that is why although some their offers look appealing I've never done business with them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mike Mezack, the Home Shopping Network guy) will often reference Littleton's coin prices to justify his own "deals".
He calls them "A nationally advertised coin magazine", and he even holds the magazine in his hand while looking up something to tell you on camera.
So, there's nothing dishonest about Littleton, they, and their like, are just charging CRAZY prices for all their materials. ...if you don't mind paying the prices, as was mentioned above, you will get what want.
Your future re-sale value will be impossibly "in the red", if you care about that, and even if you never intend to sell something, most people just don't like extremely overpaying for coins....that's where the whole "getting ripped off" statementS come from with them.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Some people think they are OK but most keep away due to their policies of sending you STUFF without you asking. And it is sometimes difficult to get them to stop this. And as already stated, their prices are very, very excessive. They do sell to lots of people and most never go back.
If you go to Google and type in Littleton, you will find an entry for Utube that says Stay Away From Littleton. Try it.
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07/10/2016 11:07 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You can find the same coins on ebay most likly for a better price. Your $14 order is going to turn into $30 with you paying shipping for the original order, shipping for stuff without asking, and shipping cost to return stuff without asking. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Well the offer has free shipping included.
I think I will just call and see what they say.
I should be able to opt out of any further automatic shipment's right after making my purchase.
Thanks for the help folks.
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Moderator
United States
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I used their approval service back int he early 1980's. It was my only real option for where I lived at the time. It allowed me to fill a few holes every other week or so for a steady fix. Price was not bad considering my lack of other options.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:
No one disputes this. Except me I guess. Like Jbuck I also bought from them on approval back when I first started. I was mostly buying foreigns but I got some US as well. While a lot of the foreign coins weren't bad, (and some even undergraded) I did received cleaned coins sometimes and the US coins I received were expensive and typically one grade overgraded. They pay good prices and are very strict on grading when buying, but I found they were a lot "looser" when selling. Of course I was not looking at modern coins. Anything modern at that time could be picked up at the bank for face value except proof sets. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Their coins are overpriced. This was one of the first things I discovered over 40 years ago when I first started collecting coins.
CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I always like the varying experiences of folks having dealt with Littleton. I had purchased things from them in the past as an early collector and enjoyed the approval service - back then it was non-US coins and they were much cheaper (still maybe overpriced for an experienced collector) that a 12 year old could afford. I also respond to some of their ads where I am getting some modern set or coins at essentially face value. They actually had a special on the Presidential dollars for like $1,25 each. Nothing was nearly as cheap and it had free shipping. the first approval for me was free return postage and I declined the service. Afterwards when I ordered I got a little note that said this offer was for new subscribers. OK, but they still sent me the offer. I've never had an issue stopping the service but I suppose folks do |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Littleton works on the fringe of the hobby, looking for naïve mail-order newbies to hustle as long as they can. This is their business model, believe me. |
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