Nat'l Dealers: Best Walk-in Purchase

[ocjack]

It's fairly well known that Mr. Mint demanded his table be the first one collectors would see when they entered the convention. I was standing near-by at one show when someone walked in with their "collection." Mr. Mint went through it quickly and made an offer. The patron said he would consider it. Mr. Mint's response was to the effect that "do that if you want, but if you come back here I'll assume no one else offered you more and that my offer was probably too high. My new offer will be less."

And of course, the one time the convention crowd was so big they opened a second door further away from Mr. Mint's "door." Even standing in the back of the room, you could hear him "complain."

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by ocjack

It's fairly well known that Mr. Mint demanded his table be the first one collectors would see when they entered the convention. I was standing near-by at one show when someone walked in with their "collection." Mr. Mint went through it quickly and made an offer. The patron said he would consider it. Mr. Mint's response was to the effect that "do that if you want, but if you come back here I'll assume no one else offered you more and that my offer was probably too high. My new offer will be less."

And of course, the one time the convention crowd was so big they opened a second door further away from Mr. Mint's "door." Even standing in the back of the room, you could hear him "complain."

Funny...I used to see him that University of New Haven show and he was right there when you walked through the door. Usually sitting alone with no one to talk to.