I'd say conned also he seemed very nice and in my experience Gentlemen his age are not as likely to lie straight out to your face like ppl from my generation and younger but then again I have met a few that would tell you anything to make a buck. I just hope he didn't get conned and trying to pass them on knowingly trying to recover his losses.
That's what I did but I said in my opinion I didn't think they were real, maybe I should've just said I wasn't interested but I think he has the right to know that they weren't if he didn't already know but whether he took the advice is on him.
Oh, the irony! Pot, meet kettle... Coming from the likes of you, I'm quite sure he takes it as the finest compliment. His argument isn't weak, my friend. The fact is we don't know one way or the other based upon what's been said here, and the same can be said even when sitting across from the person in question. Even when all evidence suggests one thing or the other, it's still never for certain, and is the point he was trying to make. Gemmy is right in that one isn't likely to "win" such an argument (they're not likely to admit it if they know, and if they genuinely don't, it can be a lot worse) and is best to simply walk away.
BooksB4Coins, I did just say I wasn't interested but as far as just walking away without letting him know they were fake I decided to tell him because you never know the next person might buy them and find out they are fake and decide to do something that might endanger the old fella. But as whether he took the advice it's on him
I didn't say there was anything wrong with telling him. In fact, I agree that it's the right thing to do as long as one is absolutely CERTAIN, beyond any doubt, and is not simply making an assumption. However, and I'm not saying you did so, pressing the issue, especially in the face of an upset individual, is what's best avoided, and simply because you're not likely to change their minds. If they do know, they're not going to admit it, and if they don't, insisting their windfall/investment/valuables are worthless can turn out to be nothing but a mess or massive headache best avoided. The old saying about leading a horse to water is, in this case and according to my experience, very true.
The irony is an educated more ron and scammers always protect other scammers, isn't that right booksb4coins?
If anyone's interested, check out this thread where I questioned their wisdom and see who started the putdowns and name calling. Copper....Worth it?
Coming from some guy that spends over 90% of his life on a coin forum, being called " simple minded" doesn't hold much ground to me. We all know your name is Chris. We get it.
It does seem that most conversations on here that turn bad involve a handful of people. It's a shame.
Yes, please do. While at it, anyone wishing to do so can also be awed by your deflective idiocy as well. How sad all that had to come from your refusal to accept a sincere common sense suggestion for someone to speak to the entity they'd be selling to as opposed to believing you or some website. Oh, the horror... It's easy to make stupid, schmuckish, and desperate little comments, so why not show what a big boy you are and prove it? Come on, hotshot; either post your proof or crawl back into your hole.
