http://coolandcollected.com/collecting-pet-peeve-locked-cases-in-antique-malls/ A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera. Mon, 21 May 2012 20:21:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://coolandcollected.com/collecting-pet-peeve-locked-cases-in-antique-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-4649 Brian Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:08:02 +0000 http://coolandcollected.com/?p=3902#comment-4649 Terry, pardon my pithy attempt at humor. I just don't see why it is so hard to have prices that are easily visible. This seems like a simple step a vendor could take to make more sales. Just an opinion from a paying customer. Terry, pardon my pithy attempt at humor. I just don’t see why it is so hard to have prices that are easily visible. This seems like a simple step a vendor could take to make more sales. Just an opinion from a paying customer.

]]> http://coolandcollected.com/collecting-pet-peeve-locked-cases-in-antique-malls/comment-page-1/#comment-4647 Terry White Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:55:13 +0000 http://coolandcollected.com/?p=3902#comment-4647 Well Brian, I have either owned or co-owned antique stores for nearly ten years and I appreciate your comment as I have felt the same as you myself. Now for the facts... I have personally subsidized roaming customers (thiefs) in my store and have nearly $10,000 in losses to apply to my tax return over the past 5 years. These items range from 50 cent items to items worth hundreds of dollars. I started my business with the trust everyone concept and have been shown that does not exist in our world today. I hope the next time you decide to cop an attitude you think of the amounts of dollars that the dealers who participate in the sale of items in the mall would like to operate their booth area as a business and not as a charity. One or two bad eggs can spoil the entire basket. Well Brian, I have either owned or co-owned antique stores for nearly ten years and I appreciate your comment as I have felt the same as you myself. Now for the facts… I have personally subsidized roaming customers (thiefs) in my store and have nearly $10,000 in losses to apply to my tax return over the past 5 years. These items range from 50 cent items to items worth hundreds of dollars. I started my business with the trust everyone concept and have been shown that does not exist in our world today. I hope the next time you decide to cop an attitude you think of the amounts of dollars that the dealers who participate in the sale of items in the mall would like to operate their booth area as a business and not as a charity. One or two bad eggs can spoil the entire basket.

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