Roy

getting myself settled for a long night 🤣

This one too. 
We should have a sticky, 'Classic threads' 😄
Wait til you see what he sold 😭

Uh oh!!
Here comes @Roy with another can of worms. 😂

I don't. How can a dealer make money otherwise?
Example: I bought a SOTD from Chard's and I happily paid more than RRP.

It's up there with Wonger, and the 'Sold all my gold, got stung!' thread!
To use a Berraism,
'It's like deja-vu all over again...'

It's up there with Wonger, and the 'Sold all my gold, got stung!' thread!
To use a Berraism,
'It's like deja-vu all over again...'

It's up there with Wonger, and the 'Sold all my gold, got stung!' thread!
To use a Berraism,
'It's like deja-vu all over again...'

One of my all-time favourite comedians.......Hoping to lighten the mood a bit
 
 
 

OMG Wonga!…what joyous memories that name invokes!

It's up there with Wonger, and the 'Sold all my gold, got stung!' thread!
To use a Berraism,
'It's like deja-vu all over again...'

It's up there with Wonger, and the 'Sold all my gold, got stung!' thread!
To use a Berraism,
'It's like deja-vu all over again...'

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt?" Abraham Lincoln
Tom Sawyer -  it’s easier for me to fool you, than convince you that you have been fooled
Boy the red wine and gin is kicking in this evening….nice to see so many folk having some fun!

 

I don't. How can a dealer make money otherwise?
Example: I bought a SOTD from Chard's and I happily paid more than RRP.

Bump! 

Nah joking aside, it's frustrating when you don't get something you want and are stuck having to pay more. It's like when I went into Woolworths and they didn't have those coconut mushroom I like but the pick and mix stall did outside but they were 10p per 1/4 more so I went all out for Woolworths and said they need to change their business model and reported them to trading standards and everything... And where are they now huh.... Yeah I did that people. 
I did buy the sweets from the other seller also for the extra money.

More common than you think!!

So when are gothics available in Barry’s wife’s store? Do we get tsf discount? 

Barry, let me into a secret.  It’s possible to get to the top of the RM list.  All you need to do is nip into the Wheatsheaf in Llantrisant.
There is a chap who drinks there on a Friday night a goes by the name Jones.  He is the head of Quality Control if you look for the chap who is most dishevelled with shaky hands you have found him.
A pint of bitter, 20 Rothmans and a packet of pork scratchings and he get you to the top of the list for a new issue.  
 
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Dicker

These authorised resellers, they'd have to be trusted eh?
Like a Cartier dealer, 25 years in the game for example?

In fairness, chards normally charge LESS for new release proof sovereigns from what I see, they certainly did with the 2022 and am sure they have done many times previous. . Profit to be had below mint prices, regardless if direct or not supply chain? Just saying! 

I don't. How can a dealer make money otherwise?
Example: I bought a SOTD from Chard's and I happily paid more than RRP.

I don't. How can a dealer make money otherwise?
Example: I bought a SOTD from Chard's and I happily paid more than RRP.

Note how the braid on the "full stop" coin is Dutch rather than French. (Don't ask... just look at how the braid is plait). 😅
That said, the 1847 Gothic on the RM site also has a full stop, not a colon (and French braid)... 🤷‍♂️
 

I had to return my Rolf Harris due to a QC problem. It looked like he had an extra leg.
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