COPS area of the forum

[Dave]

If you are a member of the Coin Op Preservation Society, please confirm that you can access the COPS area of the forum.

I have most people in but not everyone because in some cases I didn't know your forum handle.

Thanks

Dave

[terick2104]

I take it from your latest listing on Ebay, if I am not a member of COPS I am a smuck and don't know what I am doing or I am a shady seller. Thanks [from a COCA member]

[Dave]

Nope. There are lots of good sellers on ebay who are not shady, smucks, and not COPS members.

Thanks

Dave (also a COCA member)

[terick2104]

Then what does this sentence imply? 'IF YOU ARE BUYING A MACHINE FROM A DEALER/COLLECTOR AND THEY ARE NOT A MEMBER OF COPS THEN THERE IS PROBABLY A GOOD REASON. NO NEED TO SAY ANYMORE.

[insertcoinhere]

Hi Dave,

I am unable to see posts in the COPS area. Handle is insertcoinhere. Thanks!

[Dave]

I just added you so you should be able to get there now.

Dave

[marsonion]

Then what does this sentence imply? 'IF YOU ARE BUYING A MACHINE FROM A DEALER/COLLECTOR AND THEY ARE NOT A MEMBER OF COPS THEN THERE IS PROBABLY A GOOD REASON. NO NEED TO SAY ANYMORE.

This publicly-posted question was for the admin, but I think it’s a valid one-- and as a member of both COCA and COPS I found it provocative-- so I’d like to answer from my own perspective.

It is alleged that the COPS founder claims that, if any “dealer/collector” is “not a member of COPS,” then “there is probably a good reason.”

Here’s a few:

Good Reason #1: “I am a veteran coin-op dealer and my reputation and bona fides are all well in order with everyone that matters, and I already know my customers and contacts hold me in high regard for my honesty and integrity. I don’t need to sign up with any organization to validate my efforts, least of all a newly-created, web-based group that spun off of some fractious discussion board full of newbies.”

Good Reason #2: “I’m just a casual and enthusiastic collector with about a half-dozen machines, but I’m not all that serious about making a life’s work out of antique coin-op devices. Nevertheless, I’m very sure the items in my collection are all genuine and valuable. I’m now sadly trying to sell a couple of them because my high school-aged daughter is going to need her junker car repaired. What would be the point of me joining any sort coin-op association?!?”

Good Reason #3: “I’m a long-standing, dues-paying member of COCA, a venerable organization with an iron-clad Code of Ethics, and I’m absolutely certain that any member of COCA that raped, faked or otherwise misrepresented a vintage coin-op device or took advantage of the naivety of novice collectors for purposes of financial gain would be run out of town with a pitchfork up his behind!”

OK, maybe GR#3 isn’t all that compelling…

No need to say more.

[Dave]

OK, I admit I could have worded the listing a little (ok, a lot) better.

To be honest, before I posted it I looked at other ebay listings to get ideas on what to say.

It seemed all I found were reproduction machines being touted as wonderful originals and RARE!!!!

So, I guess my dander was up a little

I will try to be a little more politically correct on my future listings.

Can we move on now???

Dave