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Who am I, who is 'Predecimal.com' and what assurances do I offer for anyone considering doing business through this website?

I take my business very seriously and will attempt to re-assure anyone considering doing business through this website in the paragraphs below:

Who am I?

I am Chris Perkins and I am solely responsible for this website, all it's content, maintenance and design. I am British and spend most of my time in Germany and the UK. I was born on the London/Kent Border in the South East of England. I have been selling coins of one kind or another for over 10 years. Should you ever need to find me, I will always be at one of the addresses shown in the Full contact details area of this site.

Who is 'Predecimal.com'?

www.predecimal.com, www.british-coins.com,  www.ecoinsuk.co.uk and are the three main domain names I use to conduct business from. The main 'parent' if you like is Predecimal.com and has become the name for my business.

I started a coin website 4 years ago when I noticed the lack of British coins available online. The poorly designed few websites that did offer coins had very little stock and often with no pictures. As a collector I got annoyed with these sites and set about designing my own site, at weekends and after work during the day. (I used to work in London, for an IT company www.bromcom.com). In fact, one of the first guises of the current site was created on my work laptop while I was sitting in a launderette in Sidcup, Kent! 

After the odd name change over the years and the addition or lots of content, my coin site evolved into predecimal.com and I must admit I'm quite proud of what it has become.

Over the years I have established links with other highly reputable coin dealers and collectors, mainly in the UK and USA and often offer some of their items for sale, In an attempt to provide everything for the collector in one place. Although I do not have anybody working for me and take full responsibility for everything on Predecimal.com.

What assurances can I offer to anyone considering doing business through this website?

It's tough when your not a multinational household name to earn a reputation, especially online, because anyone can set up a website for any purpose and start charging money right away! So how do you know this is above board?

Over the years it has become more obvious to me that generally people are skeptical about parting with money over the internet or sending something to someone they do not really know. Personally I have also sent money to people and ended up loosing it!

When any business is carried out through this website it is entirely with me that you deal with and in an attempt to re-assure potential customers I can provide the following assurances:

1. I am the BBC 3 Counties radio, 'Coin expert'. (That in itself doesn't prove I'm honest and trust worthy you may say!), but If you need to verify my identity you are welcome to contact John Pilgrim (DJ), at BBC 3 Counties radio via the BBC website. You can also hear my monthly coin phone-in within a very large radius of Luton, England and on the internet too, on the John Pilgrim afternoon programme. Link to BBC website

2. I am the first Coin dealer member of the SafeBuy accreditation scheme. To customers on the website it shows that my identity is verified and that I carry out my business in a professional manner. Any complaints about my conduct can be addressed to SafeBuy. Click the link below for more details.

3. I accept credit cards through a Barclays Bank full Merchant account. In order to use Barclays to accept Credit card payments applicants have to confirm identity and have their address, bank, credit and criminality details checked to ensure they are reliable and will not defraud the public. Applicants must also offer a returns policy and this site is frequently checked for legal compliance with all the Barclays merchant rules.

4. I am a member of the American Numismatic Society and the British Numismatic Society. National institutions advancing the study and appreciation of coins, medals and related objects of all cultures as historical and artistic documents. 

 

	British Numismatic Society Member. (Number: 2629)
	American Numismatic Society Member. (Number: 10971)

5. I offer a full no quibble returns policy. If I supply you with something you are not entirely happy with I will take it back and send you a full refund. Although this is my own policy and I strictly adhere to it, it is also a regularly checked requirement as a WorldPay Merchant. In four years only three customers have taken advantage of this policy!

6. As well as trading online I use eBay to sell coins, books and collecting accessories too. I have a rating of 99.8% positive, with thousands of positive feedback comments from collectors all over the world. 

Click here to see my current auctions then click on the number in brackets '( )' next to my ebay id: chrisperkins

7. The forum contains a few comments from previous happy customers. You can read it by clicking here.

8. If you are still skeptical about using me to buy from, or to sell to, or have any other questions relating to using my site, please contact me. I will be pleased to provide you with reputable London coin dealers or International collectors that will be pleased to vouch for my honesty and professionalism. Email.

Thanks for taking the time to read this page. Chris Perkins 14th May 2003

(updated 22nd March 2007)