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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4573855, member: 19463&quot;]I see a couple other downsides.&nbsp; What if one of our number, not necessarily the most expert, were to ask if the coin might be fake and incline not only the poster to avoid the coin but also taint that item in the mind of a half dozen other people here who may have been watching that item.&nbsp; It is never safe to assume that you are&nbsp; the only person who has seen any particular coin.&nbsp; Even if nothing disparaging is posted, it is not good to draw attention to lots for sale.&nbsp; After the sale is closed, we can post all of the positive or negative posts we wish and not harm or benefit the seller or the buyer.&nbsp; Before, I consider it advertising to help the seller or unwise to tip off others that might not have otherwise known they wanted to bid on the coin.&nbsp; That is why I consider it fine to say there is a nice sale from a seller closing tomorrow but not to say &#039;look at lot xxxx&#039; unless we are also notifying that seller that the coin is a fake and should be pulled.&nbsp; Discussing history carries fewer potential problems than does trying to influence the future one way or the other.&nbsp; We are here to spread information on ancient coins, not to monkey with the prices realized in future sales unless it is to protect others here from fakes or fraud.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I assumed the coin posted was already in the possession of the original poster.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Joe takes a lot of guff for not allowing discussions of his competitors on the site he maintains out of his pocket.&nbsp; I see nothing wrong with that but it does make Coin Talk more appealing since we can use the names of CNG, Harlan Berk, Frank Robinson, Warren Esty, Pete Burbules, AMCC, John Anthony or any of a hundred other honest sources for the coins we buy without violating the rules.&nbsp; Coin Talk is ad and &#039;membership&#039; (Supporter status) financed.&nbsp; Those things pay the bills that come directly out of Joe&#039;s pocket.&nbsp; Both methods accomplish the same thing but carry different downsides to users.&nbsp;&nbsp; I post more on Coin Talk because I find that financial system less restricting.&nbsp; Others may see it better the other way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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