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Back again from work. I got to read the latest post. Omahaorange, Your "take on it" is a little off. In my previous post, (if you read them) I mentioned that he knew full well what the value was for them. It's one of my last post, and before your two. I don't hold it over his head that he only got the job because of me. Let's be realistic, ok? No one would expect any of that in real life. Also, to answer your question about asking half for a car. Believe it or not, I got my current truck for half the asking price. Saved $500.00 by negotiating. Try it, it works. KenKat, I'm sorry to not respond to your post of scenarios earlier. So in response to your first one. I would tell him, just as I did this guy, what they would bring at the current time. What he does with that information is on him. Your second one is a great point. To which I have no answer to. you got me there.  Let's all remember though. He could have turned it down. He could have bartered a little more. Ultimately it was his (and her) choice to accept or deny the offer. They chose to accept it. That is what got to me the most. NOT that I didn't the quarters. I'll find them somewhere else. No big deal. It's done and over. It is what it is. No use in kicking a dead horse and all that kind of stuff. I do appreciate All of the post and I thank you for helping me out on this dilemma. I really just wanted to walk away from him and never speak again. Over reacting... I know now.  |
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Anybody wanna talk about something else? On Monday and Tuesday I got 5 Barber halves and 6 Barber quarters for melt. Full rims. G & VG. Picked them out of 2 different boxes of about 300. Gave them to the shop owner, asked him how much and he said "Oh I'll just sell them to you for the silver value". Could not believe it! I go to his shop often and he's not always in the best of moods. But he sure was in a good mood yesterday. Hope he's in a good mood tomorrow. |
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why dont you just pay him what the coins are worth ?
full melt value...
What if he has a doubleddie or some rare coin...
You will never know becuase you pretty much offered him bread crumbs for payment instead of a whole slice.
How would you like it if he said o.k i'll sell at half melt
but why dont you let me pick through your collection and buy what I want at half melt ?
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03/31/2011 03:08 am
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from reading all the post 3 pages worth....
Only one I see being greedy was a person that offered half of what the coins were worth....
Maybe the OP needs to decide who was the greedy person... To be frank if someone said " hey i'll offer you half of what your house, car, coin collection is worth " ..Thats prob no one that I would want as my friend.
Be lucky they guy will even talk to you agian
As for your example of buying a truck for 2500 when the guy was asking 5000 , we dont know what the FMV for the truck actually was
the FMV might have only been 2500 or even less the truck might be only worth 2k or you could have driven out of the driveway a week later and throw a rod through the engine
Trying to use that as a comparison to offering someone half of what the actual FMV of silver is .... well its basically nonsense.
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03/31/2011 07:57 am
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"I don't hold it over his head that he only got the job because of me."That's not what you inplied in your first post: Quote:
...I was the one that got him hired in under my supervision. (I was a team leader then. I stepped down so he could take my place.)... "I mentioned that he knew full well what the value was for them"That's not what you said in your first post, when you supposedly made the "deal": Quote:
He, nor she knew anything about coins. Quote:
Also, to answer your question about asking half for a car. Believe it or not, I got my current truck for half the asking price. Saved $500.00 by negotiating. Try it, it works. coppertops hit this one, fair market value and asking price can be two different things, especially on a $1000 vehicle from a private seller. My last truck (SUV, actually) had a KBB value of $32K, the asking price was $29K, and I negotiated and bought it for $20K. I saved $9K off the asking price. Had I offered $14.5K they would have laughed me out of the showroom. I'm not questioning your initial offer; heck, everybody loves a bargain. My disagreement is in the way you're reacting because the coworker backed out after finding out what he had. Your original posts sounds like you thought you had a source for dirt cheap silver, and when the source dried up, you got mad, blamed him, and ranted on here. You had unrealistic expectations from the first conversation.
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YOu're right. I 'm just a cheap  . End of story. I'm done. |
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You know it is true, people get around the silver and they go crazy. I think we all feel it sometimes.
Just treat people fairly and honestly. I wouldn't worry about it too much, just move on.
JustCarl is right it is people that matter not coins. You don't have to offer this guy anymore
advise but you don't have to not be friends either. Take the higher road.
JustCarl, I hope all is well with you. I always enjoy your insight and experience and look forward to reading many posts in the future.
Like you said you never know anyone's situation. Steve
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Jaymon, don't feel badly for offering half melt. Unfortunately once those dollar signs light up in people's eyes they completely forget everything else. They will see it as you trying to rip them off, and not you telling them about real value in coins when before they were completely ignorant about it. They'll never realize that you could have easily just said "hey, if you get any pre 64 quarters can you give them to me? I just like old stuff."
Since it sounds like you guys are close, you just might have to shrug this one off. Whether its worth bringing up again later on I can't say as I don't know either of you personally.
If it was one of my friends, I'd bring it up such that if he still says no, then its just water under the bridge. Sometimes people don't realize how much their "word" might mean to others.
Hope things work out.
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End of story. I'm done. I will take that as a hint to end the madness now.  |
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