Shifty Dealers

[Shpuker]

Originally Posted by Ray paulsen

I have read your 2 excellent posts in this thread, and I am just wondering if the name WAFREDERICK rings a bell with you, like are you related ?

Naw they can't be, this dude uses spaces

[Kimadam]

When trying to find a respected coin dealer, it's a good concept to do your homework.
Here are just a number of warning signs to look for:

* He has many coins graded MS75 to MS160
* He calls "slabs" those clear, coin owner thing-a-ma-bobs
* He works out of the back of a 57' Chevy section wagon.
* He says he learned to grade coins by watching HSN.
* He makes his own slabs out of Crisco hardened in a kiln.
* His name is Shifty Two-Face and used to be a lawyer.
* He has authentic St. Gaudens Double Eagles starting at twenty cents.
* He sells Washington error dollars with a rim, but no coin.
* He makes his own slabs out of Crisco hardened in a kiln.
* He refers to the "Red Book" as that over-rated guide he never reads.
* He has a plaque that says he completed from The New Mismatist School
* He has proof sets where the coins are enclosed in saran wrap.
* He already has all the Presidential dollar coins, such as Franklin.
* He has some rare Roman coins that say 250 B.C.
* He uses a certifying company called the ALTCC (Acme Looney Tunes Coin Corporation)
* He can smokes a cigar the whole time he's showing you his useful silver certificates.
* He only allows cash and that's with a lot of I.D.
* He has a no comes back, no refunds, no guarantee, and an "I've-never-seen-you-before" policy.