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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 687479, member: 13650"]The best con-men are always the most honest. IMO, you're way too trusting of this guy. This is how people loose. This situation is rather an expensive gamble than a quick opportunity to take advantage of.</p><p><br /></p><p> The "coin shop offered me 'X' amount" story is an old one. I had a guy tell me the same thing at an estate sale and I ended up getting the coins for less than the shop 'supposedly' offered him. Now why would someone do that? Why wouldn't you just sell them to the shop? </p><p><br /></p><p> If there was real potential there to legitimately make good money, the guy would take some time, do some research, submit to the TPGs and make real money on ebay. The "I don't have time" excuse doesn't fly with me. </p><p><br /></p><p> Many Asian countries have been producing excellent counterfeits for quite a while now. More get pumped into this country every day. Many are good enough to fool dealers who assume they know it all at a glance. </p><p><br /></p><p> What are the slabbed CC Morgans in? What company slabbed them? You should know that there are even fake PCGS and fake NGC slabs floating around from Asia. You need to know what the details of a real slab look like over several versions they've used throughout the years. This isn't cut and dry. I suggest you don't spend a nickel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 687479, member: 13650"]The best con-men are always the most honest. IMO, you're way too trusting of this guy. This is how people loose. This situation is rather an expensive gamble than a quick opportunity to take advantage of. The "coin shop offered me 'X' amount" story is an old one. I had a guy tell me the same thing at an estate sale and I ended up getting the coins for less than the shop 'supposedly' offered him. Now why would someone do that? Why wouldn't you just sell them to the shop? If there was real potential there to legitimately make good money, the guy would take some time, do some research, submit to the TPGs and make real money on ebay. The "I don't have time" excuse doesn't fly with me. Many Asian countries have been producing excellent counterfeits for quite a while now. More get pumped into this country every day. Many are good enough to fool dealers who assume they know it all at a glance. What are the slabbed CC Morgans in? What company slabbed them? You should know that there are even fake PCGS and fake NGC slabs floating around from Asia. You need to know what the details of a real slab look like over several versions they've used throughout the years. This isn't cut and dry. I suggest you don't spend a nickel.[/QUOTE]
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