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<p>[QUOTE="porkchopbimmer, post: 784822, member: 22642"]So long day...</p><p><br /></p><p>After arriving their the owner of the pawn shop quickly recognized me. I explained to him that the coins were Chinese knock-offs and explained the weight differences. He kept on telling me that all his coins were legit and that he would offer no refund to me. I remained cool and calm. He kept going on about the no refund thing. </p><p><br /></p><p>I then told him that was fine, but I would be going to my local authorities and contacting my local federal govt. due to this being a federal matter. At that moment it seems that his heart just fell to the ground and got a tad bit nervous. He then offered me a full refund on the coins no questions asked. I also advised him not to sell the coins to anyone else. So then he refunded me $320 and I was on my way. Kind of stinks though because I thought I was getting a hell of a deal on pretty rare coins. I learned several things from this ordeal:</p><p><br /></p><p>1st: Don't ever buy coins from a gel haired quick salesman at a pawn shop.. Esp. rare coins, chances are your getting screwed. </p><p>2nd: Educate yourself. Cointalk.com is a great forum, I want to thank everyone for their help! I will be participating and helping in any way possible. please let me know if you have any questions. </p><p>3rd: If the deal sounds too good to be true...It usually is. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>Josh[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="porkchopbimmer, post: 784822, member: 22642"]So long day... After arriving their the owner of the pawn shop quickly recognized me. I explained to him that the coins were Chinese knock-offs and explained the weight differences. He kept on telling me that all his coins were legit and that he would offer no refund to me. I remained cool and calm. He kept going on about the no refund thing. I then told him that was fine, but I would be going to my local authorities and contacting my local federal govt. due to this being a federal matter. At that moment it seems that his heart just fell to the ground and got a tad bit nervous. He then offered me a full refund on the coins no questions asked. I also advised him not to sell the coins to anyone else. So then he refunded me $320 and I was on my way. Kind of stinks though because I thought I was getting a hell of a deal on pretty rare coins. I learned several things from this ordeal: 1st: Don't ever buy coins from a gel haired quick salesman at a pawn shop.. Esp. rare coins, chances are your getting screwed. 2nd: Educate yourself. Cointalk.com is a great forum, I want to thank everyone for their help! I will be participating and helping in any way possible. please let me know if you have any questions. 3rd: If the deal sounds too good to be true...It usually is. Thanks! Josh[/QUOTE]
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