It takes all kinds.....

I was surfing the web looking for more sources to send my hard-earned money to when I chanced upon US Rare Coin Investments. Sounded good, so I thought I would check them out. What a mistake!! I looked at two double eagles and the prices were way out of line according to the PCGS price guide. I sent them an email explaining that I realized that the PCGS price guide was based on an 'average' coin for the grade and then I offered some friendly advice that they may want to check out Heritage to see what those coins actually sell for.

I couldn't believe the reply from Tom Pilitowski; "HAHAHA thanks for the laugh. You're a insufficiently_thoughtful_person." I guess sometimes I expect too much from the 'professionals' associated with this great hobby. I was hoping for something more like, "I am sorry that you think my merchandise is over-priced, make me an offer", or "Our coins are not 'average', but hand-picked for the discerning client", or even "Our service makes up for any price differential".

I can't wait to run into this guy at a coin show and see what he looks like. I might even go up to him, shake his hand, and introduce myself. I might even apologize for my rudeness. Then again I might not. Then he sends me another email saying that I have been removed from US Rare Coin Investments database. Talk about adding insult to injury!

Hopefully, neither one of us losses any sleep over the diatribe. I just thought it was interesting enough to share. This is part of what makes the world go around.

Happy collecting, all.

Dan

P.S. Reverse of 1893-O from journal entry 'The Last Morgan'.