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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 5665, member: 57463&quot;]You sound angry and perhaps rightfully so.&nbsp; We do say that is better to regret the purchase you did not make than to regret the one you did.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will not address the areas where I share your sentiments or agree with your facts.&nbsp; Allow me to suggest &quot;another side of the coin&quot; on some of the other statements you made above -- and this is for everyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;There is still Freedom of Speech, and slander or defimation has to be proven to be untrue.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>My experience as journalist is guided by the Associated Press Style Guide and Libel Manual.&nbsp; People have been sued for stating the truth, succcessfully sued, and in my opinion, rightfully so.&nbsp; Not everything true about a person is publishable.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Since they grade in MS format, they are being deceptive.&nbsp; The common person would not be expected to know that they have created there own definition to like grading symbols, unless of course they decide to put disclaimers on their slabs.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you would be hardpressed to construct a &quot;reasonable person&quot; argument about this.&nbsp; Coin collecting is not something &quot;the common person&quot; does. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone who spends any effort to learn about coin collecting soon learns that grading is a subjective art.&nbsp; We tend to have consensus about the easy stuff and disagreements about the fine points.&nbsp; As far as I know, no grading service claims to adhere to any standards except their none.&nbsp; None declares that it follows ANA standards.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;So people have a right to speak their mind in my opinion, and that is all I am doing is expressing an opinion.&nbsp; If someone states they prefer Oscar-Meyer to some other frank company, or Ford to GM, that is acceptable,...&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>That is fine as far as it goes.&nbsp; Impuning motives is another matter, entirely, and is entirely actionable.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;I don&#039;t deal with people like that, whomever they are.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>That is well, good, and fine.&nbsp; It is what the market is all about.&nbsp; You find a seller you like.&nbsp; They find a buyer who likes them.&nbsp; We all get our choices.&nbsp; You don&#039;t have to like them to like their products or services.&nbsp; You don&#039;t have to like the products or services.&nbsp; Personally, when I buy anything, I prefer to deal with someone I can meet face to face.&nbsp; I shop at stores.&nbsp; I go to conventions.&nbsp; I find that it is helpful to build relationships in business.&nbsp; The anonymous bidding and buying and pressing the Magic Gimme Button never appealed to me.&nbsp; But that&#039; me and not you.</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael</p><p>&quot;self-involved&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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