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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;benhur767, post: 4877284, member: 36818&quot;]I had a similar experience with a well-established European auction house who I won&#039;t name (although I&#039;m not really sure that I should feel the need to protect their reputation). They sent me the wrong coin, lower value than the one I bought. When I notified them, it took weeks for them to get back to me. When they finally did, they informed me that my coin was sent to a dealer who had already sold it, and incredibly the dealer had no idea that the coin didn&#039;t really belong to him. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, they refuse to tell me the name of the dealer (who they say is &quot;reputable&quot;) or the person the coin was sold to (even though I have title to the coin, and whoever is in possession of it possesses it illegally). They said the dealer offered me a similar coin from a different emperor, but not the same because the coin I bought had a legend error that neither the dealer nor the auction house noticed. They also said I can keep the lower value coin that I don&#039;t want. If I wanted it I would have bid on it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I insisted that they request that the dealer notify their buyer that they don&#039;t actually own the coin and it needs to be returned. Now that all parties are aware of the situation, the person currently in possession of the coin should be aware that they own it illegally, so they need to surrender it. If I had the coin and was informed of the situation, I would return it. I really don&#039;t see what the problem is. Nonetheless, refusal to surrender the coin is theft. That&#039;s my perspective on the matter. As yet the issue is unresolved.</p><p><br /></p><p>So even this well-established auction house, which I&#039;ve never had a problem with before, turns out to be untrustworthy. Caveat emptor. Oh, and I did bid in the Papillon sale, and won something more expensive than I should have. I don&#039;t want to say what it is, because if you look up the hammer price you&#039;ll probably think that I overpaid (I don&#039;t want my suspicions confirmed!). So we&#039;ll see how it turns out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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