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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2267702, member: 36230"]Please...</p><p><br /></p><p>"Unknown coins to go through at one time"? Sure, unknown to the buyer, but certainly not the seller, which goes to the very point. When one buys an "old jar", do you not think it is with the expectation of a potential "discovery"? Of course it is, and is why it wasn't advertised as "searched common cents stuck in a jar". Sucker bait is something dangled in front of potential buyers hoping for a score, but offers no chance of winning. Disagree if you like, but that is exactly what this is, the OP's example and mine.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as for lottery, government participation does not make something a picture of piety, and it could reasonably be argued that they are, in fact, shady. Such "programs" are often marketed towards those who can least afford it, or worse yet, those who shouldn't be spending their handouts gambling, and if you've ever gone into certain stores at certain times of the month you should know that they're not simply some innocent program catering to demand, or that allow for a little recreational "fun". In their defense though, at least they offer the chance of a "win"; something that cannot be said for the offerings you seem intent on defending.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2267702, member: 36230"]Please... "Unknown coins to go through at one time"? Sure, unknown to the buyer, but certainly not the seller, which goes to the very point. When one buys an "old jar", do you not think it is with the expectation of a potential "discovery"? Of course it is, and is why it wasn't advertised as "searched common cents stuck in a jar". Sucker bait is something dangled in front of potential buyers hoping for a score, but offers no chance of winning. Disagree if you like, but that is exactly what this is, the OP's example and mine. And as for lottery, government participation does not make something a picture of piety, and it could reasonably be argued that they are, in fact, shady. Such "programs" are often marketed towards those who can least afford it, or worse yet, those who shouldn't be spending their handouts gambling, and if you've ever gone into certain stores at certain times of the month you should know that they're not simply some innocent program catering to demand, or that allow for a little recreational "fun". In their defense though, at least they offer the chance of a "win"; something that cannot be said for the offerings you seem intent on defending.[/QUOTE]
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