š¤ Oh, the games Dealers play, now
Every night and every day, now š¶
šµ Never meaning what they say, now
Never saying what they meanā¦š¶
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HELLO COLLECTORS,
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So what really happened with this āking pinā dealer?
Or ā why did this deal go - sideways?
I have no ideaā¼ļø
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If you recall, I was awaiting the delivery of my āsuper on-sale purchaseā, of Canadian Real Photo Postcards (RPPCās).
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After an extremely long wait ā a month ā I receive an eTransfer payment of $300 to MJRāS accountāļø
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Now it wasnāt Christmas or my birthday, so I initially thought it was a āsugar daddyā recognizing āthis postcard guyā was broke and in need of dog food for my pooch. š¾Ā I mean, what the hell else could it beā¦ā Well!Ā
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An email followed, notifying me that it was a āpayment returnā from this āslippery slickā postcard dealer.Ā No other explanation was offered!Ā After a second look the return amount was $15 less than my original commitment! (Currency adjustment due to an increase in exchange rates.) Thus, my RPPC order was cancelled and I was out $15.00ā¼ļø
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Now, letās put this in perspective.
A long time established postcard dealer of which MJR has previously purchased a āchunk here and a chunk thereā over the years.
A dealer - who has thousands of lots listed on various websites.
A dealer - who sends you an e-mail every day to buy and buy more on 10,000 new postcards just listed or whatever.
A dealer - who has made it well known that he is the āking pinā of all dealers and implies he pays more in listing/admin fees than anyone on this planet.
A dealer - who confirmed that a postcard order was sent to a customer but obviously was notā¦
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š¼ OH! THE GAMES DEALERS PLAY NOW,
EVERY NIGHTā¦.šµ
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In another situation, a payment was made buy a collector to āslippery slickā and no postcards were sent., The buyer politely requested a ārecheckā - just in case the order was overlooked.
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The outcome in this case:Ā It was āoverlookedā.Ā
The result:Ā All the kings horses and all the kings men found the package and sent it to the buyer decades late.
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This dealer seems to be lacking in customer service. š
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šµ OH! THE GAMES DEALERS PLAY NOW,
EVERY NIGHT AND EVERY DAY NOWā¦š¶
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Here is another unethical practice by a different dealer that I witnessed at a coin and stamp shop.
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A customer and dealer were finalizing a transaction.Ā In this case the customer had cash in hand to purchase a coin which had been displayed and visibility priced. The customer handed the dealer the money.
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Guess what happened?
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The dealer glanced down; took a closer look; observed the coinās price and said, āOh no I canāt sell you this one.ā
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The client was āpissed offā.Ā A heated discussion occurred with the customer leaving in disgust.Ā Another ābullshitā move by a dealer. (And get this - the coin was repriced later at just $5.00 more than the original.)
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Go figure that one? š¤·š»
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Hereās another comparable occurrence.Ā
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A dealer had a box of Canadian First Day Covers āall pricedā, he said???Ā The customer flipped through the āboxā and selected several FDCās āĀ a few were ānot pricedā.Ā Again, a similar reaction was displayed as the previous dealer.Ā He looked at the covers then placed them on the backup table. āNo sale!ā
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As a collector, I believe, if you are at a āstamp, postcard or collectableā show perusing MJRāS stock and you find a āsteal of a dealā, my approach is āgood for youā!Ā
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Thatās what the hobby is all about! Right?
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Well if itās near a āspectacular dealā, flipĀ a Big Mac burger my way. That will doā¼ļø
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š¶ Oh, the games Dealers play, now
Every night and every day, now šµ
Never meaning what they say, now
Never saying what they meanā¦š¶
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Have a great weekend, collectors!
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John Bucci