British Monarchs Series - They Couldn’t, Could They?

[AndrewSL76]

2 hours ago, BackyardBullion said:

 

Apparently it's because of this...

You can't make this up.

Total nonsense. They are selling coins with the Queens’ (Vic and Lilibet) as well as countless Kings’ effigies on all over their website. Bonkers response.

 

[GoodAsGold]

Well @BackyardBullion has made it clear that he’s not going to give the Mint any more of his business and they’ve tried to woo him with a list of offerings including The Police music legends coin.

The Mint are aware of his decision and The Police’s “Can’t Standing Losing You” should be playing in their heads. I’m sure he’s not the only customer they’ll lose.

 

[GoldDiggerDave]

9 hours ago, BackyardBullion said:

Here is an update on my goodwill gesture.

I didn't particularly want any of the coins from this list (basically all the dross they can't sell - future cancellations I think)

So, I asked if I can get a different 2 Oz coin.

Having looked around at the best potential seller for recouping potential losses I decided on the City views 2 Oz silver proof London. Went for £250 on eBay! Small win...

Until a few minutes later when I get this...

Apparently it's because of this...

You can't make this up.

Now thats how to pour petrol on the bonfire!.....City view 🤣🤣🤣

[CoinStruck]

I must admit I quite liked the idea of the Monarchs coin series. Also many of the designs hit the mark.

Also the Monarchs in my view was a far better series compared to some of the other stuff the RM came up with. I can’t stand the legends of music series (waste of space). Some of the 007 coins were nice designs but it’s a movie series and surely a series of coins featuring the monarchy over time is better suited the the RM? 

Edited May 24 by CoinStruck

[Mrpound]

The reply I received 

Thank you for your email.

I understand that this news is disappointing for our customers, we did hope to continue production of this collection, but for commercial reasons we are now unable to do so. All customers have been handled on a case-by-case basis and this is why some have bene offered other things. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.

If I can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact myself or the Customer Services

team.

Kind Regards,

[BackyardBullion]

8 minutes ago, Mrpound said:

The reply I received 

Thank you for your email.

I understand that this news is disappointing for our customers, we did hope to continue production of this collection, but for commercial reasons we are now unable to do so. All customers have been handled on a case-by-case basis and this is why some have bene offered other things. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.

If I can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact myself or the Customer Services

team.

Kind Regards,

[Alz111]

It will be interesting what these coins go for now that they have stopped the series I’ll be keeping an eye on them, a few are already on the secondary market. 

[westminstrel]

1 hour ago, Mrpound said:

The reply I received 

Thank you for your email.

I understand that this news is disappointing for our customers, we did hope to continue production of this collection, but for commercial reasons we are now unable to do so. All customers have been handled on a case-by-case basis and this is why some have bene offered other things. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.

If I can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact myself or the Customer Services

team.

Kind Regards,

I have been handled differently - I got offered only a 1oz silver. 🫤 Oh well! How much to cry over this?!

[Agaupl]

4 hours ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

Now thats how to pour petrol on the bonfire!.....City view 🤣🤣🤣

Paris will surely be the last of the series!

[Agaupl]

53 minutes ago, westminstrel said:

I have been handled differently - I got offered only a 1oz silver. 🫤 Oh well! How much to cry over this?!

I haven’t been handled at all🤣 I haven’t bothered complaining tbh. I m not sure it’s even worth it. I don’t think there are any royal mint products I want! Sod ‘em. 
 

im not committing to boycotting the GE series or sovereigns though 😞

[BackyardBullion]

2 minutes ago, Agaupl said:

I haven’t been handled at all🤣 I haven’t bothered complaining tbh. I m not sure it’s even worth it. I don’t think there are any royal mint products I want! Sod ‘em. 
 

im not committing to boycotting the GE series or sovereigns though 😞

Get it, sell it in eBay.

I am boycotting buying directly from the royal mint again. It would take a very big change (probably in management and 180⁰ direction change) to get me back.

If there are coins I would like to collect and/or buy then I will just buy from a 3rd party or on the secondary market. Recent history would suggest I will be able to source them cheaper than issue price with this method!

[Agaupl]

24 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

Get it, sell it in eBay.

I am boycotting buying directly from the royal mint again. It would take a very big change (probably in management and 180⁰ direction change) to get me back.

If there are coins I would like to collect and/or buy then I will just buy from a 3rd party or on the secondary market. Recent history would suggest I will be able to source them cheaper than issue price with this method!

Oh yes that’s a given that it wouldn’t come from the actual mint directly ever again. The whole thing stinks. I received my 2oz gilded 125th anniversary proof from Perth Mint today and what a stunner it is. Just shows how it’s not hard to get these things right when your organisation is set up right. 

I find RM customer services extremely tedious to deal with at the best of times! 

[GoldDiggerDave]

@BackyardBullion have you had any raise on the 2oz silver City View?  
 

Possibly something from Tristan da Cunha range? The ones Michael Bueurk  offers for £99 and you can pay in 4 monthly instalments. 

 

 

 

 

[BackyardBullion]

Just now, GoldDiggerDave said:

@BackyardBullion have you had any raise on the 2oz silver City View?  
 

Possibly something from Tristan da Cunha range? The ones Michael Bueurk  offers for £99 and you can pay in 4 monthly instalments. 

It's not all bleak. A certain company that makes their own sovereigns, not to be named but many can probably guess, contacted me today asking if I wanted to become an affiliate advertiser for them...

Out of the frying pan into the fire?

[Gruff]

1 minute ago, BackyardBullion said:

It's not all bleak. A certain company that makes their own sovereigns, not to be named but many can probably guess, contacted me today asking if I wanted to become an affiliate advertiser for them...

Out of the frying pan into the fire?

Group discount, bulk order?!

[GoldDiggerDave]

@BackyardBullion for what it’s worth I’ve emailed my account manger, said it’s really bad PR what the RM has done, and said it going to make their job’s impossible when they call me up to offer me the next coin in a series as I will need guarantees that they can fulfil the series before I can commit. 

[BackyardBullion]

1 minute ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

@BackyardBullion for what it’s worth I’ve emailed my account manger, said it’s really bad PR what the RM has done, and said it going to make their job’s impossible when they call me up to offer me the next coin in a series as I will need guarantees that they can fulfil the series before I can commit. 

Guarantees they will never give.

This isn't going to be the first coin series to be cancelled. Tudor beasts I think is on the chopping block.

[Gruff]

1 minute ago, GoldDiggerDave said:

@BackyardBullion for what it’s worth I’ve emailed my account manger, said it’s really bad PR what the RM has done, and said it going to make their job’s impossible when they call me up to offer me the next coin in a series as I will need guarantees that they can fulfil the series before I can commit. 

I still don't think we should be buying direct. We should boycott them and buy from resellers. 
The same as "Go woke, get broke!"

[Gruff]

Just now, BackyardBullion said:

Guarantees they will never give.

This isn't going to be the first coin series to be cancelled. Tudor beasts I think is on the chopping block.

So glad I didn't buy into the Tudor Beasts series. I feel the Queen's Beasts series was a better series anyway. Just my uneducated 2pence worth

[BackyardBullion]

Just now, Gruff said:

So glad I didn't buy into the Tudor Beasts series. I feel the Queen's Beasts series was a better series anyway. Just my uneducated 2pence worth

I am glad I stopped after the first 4

[James32]

1 minute ago, Gruff said:

I still don't think we should be buying direct. We should boycott them and buy from resellers. 
The same as "Go woke, get broke!"

I don't, I've given up on the Mint-direct orders over a year ago due to sloppy quality. Well unless they have a pricing faux pas

[BackyardBullion]

Here are 10 reasons I will never buy direct again.

 

 

[Gruff]

1 minute ago, BackyardBullion said:

Here are 10 reasons I will never buy direct again.

 

 

What gets me is the nonchalant attitude to it all.

To me it's akin to commercial suicide. Like deciding that, because you can, you increase prices 10 fold.

[James32]

1 minute ago, Gruff said:

you increase prices 10 fold.

I like the sound of this, you go first!!

[Gruff]

2 minutes ago, James32 said:

I like the sound of this, you go first!!

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