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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dak, post: 237598, member: 8504&quot;]Agreed</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Then consider me narrow minded, When it comes to raw smoothie coins and Ebay... Guilty until proven innocent in my book. Pictures can be manipulated way to easily, to show things in the best light. I will ammend my earlier statement and say, If its on Ebay or other internet site for that matter, then it better be in a slab from a reputable company before I believe it if its an easily faked error such as the smooth rims.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if we are talking about an in person, face to face sale and if I have the opportunity to examine a coin in person, I have no problem buying an ungraded coin. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, even the best pictures can lie... Do you need me to prove a point and post some pics of a fake and a real one to see if you or anyone else can figure it out? I can guarentee I can fool 25 -50 % of the participants</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All the knowledge in the world doesn&#039;t protect you from being fooled by a con man&#039;s convincing pictures. Again, I say in hand examination is a must on a raw smoothie coin. Feedback of a seller is not always a good indication of how ethical they are or if they sell with integrity... Check out Aboncom on ebay for proof... 99.2% good feedback .. yet they sell SGS coins that are notoriously overgraded...&nbsp; Caution, level headed decisions, and experience are the best keys to success when considering a purchase of&nbsp; a smooth rim or other easily faked errors on the internet. In my opinion that means a smoothie slabbed by a reputable TPG is the only sure fire way to protect yourself and your wallet...</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not intending to be negitive.&nbsp; More along the lines of... Realistic ... Safe... Prudent...Cautious... </p><p><br /></p><p>I worked hard for my money and I don&#039;t like giving it away to scumbags... Very Simple... Very Understandable... If thats closed minded and negitive...So be it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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