Is there people you wont buy from simply because of their attitude?

[boneheadandrube]

I won't do business with people based on looks. If someone has a card I want but appears unkempt or dressed for a backyard BBQ, is out of shape, or looks like a bad yearbook photo from the 70's or 80's I move on.

My monster # is 4.

[darkhorse9]

I'm going off on a highjack of this thread, but one thing I've noticed more and more of at show tables is dealers who have hot young women working the table with them. Most of the time they know nothing about baseball cards and are clearly there for window dressing.

This really bugs me when I ask them a question about a card or a price and they have to go ask the actual dealer himself.

Mind you, I don't mind having women at card shows, but if they are working your table they should have some knowledge of the hobby.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

I'm going off on a highjack of this thread, but one thing I've noticed more and more of at show tables is dealers who have hot young women working the table with them. Most of the time they know nothing about baseball cards and are clearly there for window dressing.

This really bugs me when I ask them a question about a card or a price and they have to go ask the actual dealer himself.

Mind you, I don't mind having women at card shows, but if they are working your table they should have some knowledge of the hobby.

It is a proven fact that hot young women or having little kids behind a sales counter will outsell ones with anybody else. I learned that in marketing class.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

I'm going off on a highjack of this thread, but one thing I've noticed more and more of at show tables is dealers who have hot young women working the table with them. Most of the time they know nothing about baseball cards and are clearly there for window dressing.

This really bugs me when I ask them a question about a card or a price and they have to go ask the actual dealer himself.

Mind you, I don't mind having women at card shows, but if they are working your table they should have some knowledge of the hobby.

LOL - you like discussing torque specs with the girls at car shows too?

Cheers,
Blair

[BeanTown]

Unless its a girl working upfront who midreads the price tag on a T206 Wagner and sells it for 100.00 instead of the 100k price tag that was on it. Think this happend in the 80s, and it stood up in court when the business owner tried to sue the customer who bought it.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Unless its a girl working upfront who midreads the price tag on a T206 Wagner and sells it for 100.00 instead of the 100k price tag that was on it. Think this happend in the 80s, and it stood up in court when the business owner tried to sue the customer who bought it.

Sort of close.

It was a 68 Ryan rookie for $18 instead of 1800, and part of the dealer losing was that it was a kid that bought it.

Steve B

[Cozumeleno]

Originally Posted by steve B

Sort of close.

It was a 68 Ryan rookie for $18 instead of 1800, and part of the dealer losing was that it was a kid that bought it.

Steve B

I had never heard this story, so had to look it up. Here's an original article from it (assuming this is the one being discussed).

[Cozumeleno]

and this article has more detail about what happened with quotes, etc. Seems the woman at the front was a fill-in who worked at the guy's jewelry store.

[Rich Klein]

It was actually a $1200 Ryan RC which sold for $12

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...y-rookie-cards

Regards
Rich

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

It was actually a $1200 Ryan RC which sold for $12

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...y-rookie-cards

Regards
Rich

That's what I get using my memory instead of Google

Steve B

[jlehma13]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

It was actually a $1200 Ryan RC which sold for $12

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...y-rookie-cards

Regards
Rich

Too funny. This was my childhood card shop. I haven't thought about that story in a long time. It consumed my best friend and my (11 at the time) thoughts entirely for quite a while. We weren't too fond of Joe, but that shop did provide plenty of great memories. Ball-mart recently closed it's doors.

[steve B]

So this one time at a party ..........we were watching the F1 race and a driver crashed because he hit a pocket of bad air causing loss of down force. my friend asked what bad air was and the hot chick across the room explained it. Somehow I found that incredibly attractive. Hot, yes. Knows race car aerodynamics yes. could I get her number? Even from the guy hosting the party ..........no.

Originally Posted by Bosox Blair

LOL - you like discussing torque specs with the girls at car shows too?

Cheers,
Blair

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

I won't do business with people based on looks. If someone has a card I want but appears unkempt or dressed for a backyard BBQ, is out of shape, or looks like a bad yearbook photo from the 70's or 80's I move on.

My monster # is 4.

LOVE your sense of humor!


After some thought . . .

Local to me, there used to be a dealer who fit all of those descriptors. He also ran a monthly card show.

Being friendly with several of the dealers, I found out that some of them had given him the moniker "Smelly Joe"

When asked if they were kidding, one even showed me his contacts on his cell phone, and there he was, entered as . . . "Smelly Joe"!

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by boneheadandrube

I won't do business with people based on looks. If someone has a card I want but appears unkempt or dressed for a backyard BBQ, is out of shape, or looks like a bad yearbook photo from the 70's or 80's I move on.

Greg, your comment leads me to guess that you are able to visit all of the dealers you are willing to do business with at the National in 30 minutes or less!
Val

[boneheadandrube]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Greg, your comment leads me to guess that you are able to visit all of the dealers you are willing to do business with at the National in 30 minutes or less!
Val

I wear comfortable roller skates. If you hear something wizzing past all 6 of Bleams' tables you'll know I've been through.