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<p>[QUOTE="romismatist, post: 7411627, member: 44106"]From a marketing point of view, it should simply not be worth the dealer's hit to his reputation to sell these types of coins. Mentally, I am much more wary of anyone selling reproduction or fake coins, as it then makes me question <u>all</u> the coins they are selling. For a dealer, it's difficult to retain a high quality brand when you stoop to selling cheap repros... not worth it in my opinion. A reputation takes a long time to be built in this market, and only a short time to be irreparably damaged. </p><p><br /></p><p>Like many of you have also said, there is damage done to the hobby as well through this, with fake unmarked coins entering circulation. Down the road, someone is bound to get ripped off in what is bound to become a game of "hot potato" to make a quick buck by some unscrupulous people. It really diminishes the hobby we all know and love, and should reinforce [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]'s earlier comment today to only buy from dealers you trust.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="romismatist, post: 7411627, member: 44106"]From a marketing point of view, it should simply not be worth the dealer's hit to his reputation to sell these types of coins. Mentally, I am much more wary of anyone selling reproduction or fake coins, as it then makes me question [U]all[/U] the coins they are selling. For a dealer, it's difficult to retain a high quality brand when you stoop to selling cheap repros... not worth it in my opinion. A reputation takes a long time to be built in this market, and only a short time to be irreparably damaged. Like many of you have also said, there is damage done to the hobby as well through this, with fake unmarked coins entering circulation. Down the road, someone is bound to get ripped off in what is bound to become a game of "hot potato" to make a quick buck by some unscrupulous people. It really diminishes the hobby we all know and love, and should reinforce [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER]'s earlier comment today to only buy from dealers you trust.[/QUOTE]
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