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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BooksB4Coins, post: 2548464, member: 36230&quot;]The simple and obvious answer to your question (if I understand correctly) is simply for the buyer to do the obvious and open his mouth at the time of purchase, tell the dealer of his intent and ASK for an exception. Most reasonable dealers will, with most coins (although there can be exceptions) work with the buyer on the policy if they know the plan is to submit. This is the easiest solution there is, but if a buyer, for whatever reason doesn&#039;t want to do so, that&#039;s his choice and therefore his problem as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately, I&#039;ve found the sad truth to be that many so-called collectors haven&#039;t the slightest problem holding a dealer to a completely different standard than they would hold themselves to. Let me ask you this: if you sold a coin to a dealer, or even a fellow collector, and while trying to &quot;conserve&quot; it, he somehow screwed it up, or let&#039;s say he simply dropped it, leaving a large ding, or scraped it with a staple while removing from a flip. How would you feel if he called you, not asking but demanding you take it back and issue a 100% refund? When put this way it has been my experience that most collectors are appalled at the very idea, so why should things be any different when it&#039;s a dealer? Condition can be EVERYTHING in this business, and once it&#039;s gone, it&#039;s gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing to consider is that it&#039;s not unheard of for so-called collectors to try and switch out coins, and then want to return the lesser example. While a collector may know each of their coins inside and out, the same cannot always be said for a dealer, especially when it comes to more common material sold in person. I could go on and on, but the point should be fairly clear. Such policies are not to stick it to the poor lil collector, but exist mostly as a simple precaution intended to protect the interests of the business. Flips, while not perfect, generally offer buyers the ability to authenticate (as is your concern) a coin while its still inside them. It may not be ideal, but isn&#039;t an unreasonable trade off.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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