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#44048 04/08/2010 09:26 PM
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Anyone ever hear of this museum? They are from Lansing Michigan or is this just a front? They are running a huge two page ad here in my local paper looking for military items, says they are only buying and not selling. I really hate these guys that blanket a whole area like this. Mad

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Sounds like Motel "Strip Miners" with the Museum twist.

"U-all have your grandpapies names on a plaque fur the hole world to see." Roll Eyes

fritziii, Can you post their ad?

-serge-

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I'll post a pic tonight, this has to be at least the 5th one thru here in the past 3 months, they are hitting this area with a vengence lately.

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#44053 04/09/2010 01:00 PM
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Motel buyers.

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#44054 04/09/2010 01:36 PM
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Just a very common jewelery retail store and now buying some militaria. Roll Eyes

Here's there web site.


http://www.bill-crescentjewelers.com/aboutus.htm[/QUOTE]

#44055 04/10/2010 12:46 AM
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Taking advantage of a bad economy I suppose..notice how much they will 'pay up to' in the one ad..however, your actual mileage may vary. Big Grin

#44056 04/20/2010 01:27 AM
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I know Bill,
he's a decent enough guy, but yeah it can be hard to take when the guys pull up in your own backyard.

Good to have some police friends make sure that they have all permits and things in order, and if someone hangs out in the nearby lot passing out "sell locally" flyers, well that's just a happy coincidence!

he does more buying of gold than military stuff, but he scores some great pieces.

You guys just gotta get out there too! Run those ads!

(but if anyone pulls into Milwaukee, best be prepared...) Mad


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#44057 04/20/2010 01:59 AM
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Jerry,
I understand he has already been to Milwaukee, some time ago. I also do hotel buys, the biggest problem iam running into, is that the gold and silver guys are everywhere, a lot of them have military in the bottom of their ad, and really do not pay a lot for military, mainly because they do not know the good from the bad.Bill Cresent, being a military collector, knows his good and bad stuff.I have bought military from people who have already been to the gold and silver guys, and they really lowball them.
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Hi Bob,
I knew Crescent was here, as a matter of fact, I had even sent one of my friends to help him out with traffic control at the hotel. But he really didn't pull a whole lot of military, but did well on the gold. We had 3 hotel buyers hitting in the same week. poor planning on someones part.


This area has been picked several times, and with the "Brothers 3" living here, there is not a whole lot to go around.

You are spot on on the gold & silver guys, I have guys bring in stuff all the time that the hotel guys shot them in the toes on. But yet people will still sell to them. The "Treasure Hunters Roadshow" are a pretty big outfit (and claim to even be getting their own TV show) although they apparently had a series of checks bounce!

It is just frustrating when I as a local business owner have to adhere to all kinds of licensing requirements and buying & selling regulations, and these "fly by night" coin buyers pop in and buy WWII US wings for scrap value!


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#44059 04/20/2010 07:08 PM
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Motel buyers are a relatively unknown entity in Canada..only 33 + million people inhabiting the second largest country on the planet.

Too much distance to travel for a scant return.

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Just put up a sign at a Hockey game...


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#44061 04/21/2010 11:06 AM
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Did you see where treasure hunters roadshow is being sued by the antique roadshow for name and logo infingement.

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OOps meant infringement

#44063 04/23/2010 11:17 PM
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Jerry..yes, or do like the theater owner did in that singing frog cartoon..offer free beer! Big Grin

#44064 04/24/2010 09:12 PM
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There's one of those hotel buyer's that has been setting up in shopping malls in southern Ontario for the past few years called The Coin Shop who also buys gold,silver,militaria etc.They are supposedly from the Vancouver area.

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I think I may have run into that outfit.If they are who I think they are, they don't get that much militaria. At least, not a lot that they display in the mall.


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