ONE MANS LOST, IS ANOTHER MANS GAIN

Some times in this world you have to take advantage of people to teach them a lesson. If you missed my post on pawn shop friday, then check it out before you continue reading.

https://steemit.com/steemsilvergold/@raybrockman/t-g-i-p-s-f-another-one-in-the-books

Well over the weekend I did a little research on the American Silver Eagle Proof. (With box and C.O.A.) Come to find out the proof set is worth a lot more than I paid for them. I paid $22.95 USD for each coin, well they are valued anywhere from $39.99 to $69.99 USD.

Before you even say anything, I know, I have already used up my $100.00 weekly budget. I had to get the rest of these proofs before they repriced them or sold them. So how was I going to do this, seeing is how my budget was already spent. Then it came to me, I will trade. Not really knowing how this was going to go over with the shop owner, I took 1, 10oz bar and 4 1oz bars with me to work today. Well at lunch today I ran to the pawn shop, and before my eyes there where 9 ASE proof sets still left. So I asked how much are the Proofs? His response was " you don't remember what you paid for them on Friday" (which I did remember). He said $22.95. I Looked at him and said " I want all 9". Well he was a little shocked that I was there on a Monday and that I wanted all 9 of them. Then I hit him with it, "I will give you a ten oz bar for all 9 of them" he looked at me a little crazy and said " no one has ever wanted to trade silver for silver". He then replied " I don't think that will come out to the same price, if you had 11 or 12 oz's then maybe we could work something out". Well knowing that I had 4 1 oz bars still in my pocket I pulled one bar out and said "if you will do it for 11 oz then it's a deal. Well guess what? he did it and even asked me If I was sure I wanted to trade 11 oz for 9 oz? I said yes but lets do it before I changed my mind.

Was that a trade up or what? he should have done his research!!