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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2550293, member: 36230"]The counterfeit issue has already been discussed and has been made abundantly clear, by not only myself but others as well. The removal policy does <i><u>not</u></i> stand if a coin, sold as genuine, turns out to be proven counterfeit. This is the one absolute exception with any dealer worth his salt, and for all sense and purposes, is a non-issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the rest, if you can understand the concept of "<i>you break it you buy it"</i>, you shouldn't have any trouble understanding why this policy exists. No one is saying coins cannot be removed from their holders for examination. This is a buyer's choice, but there are conditions of said choice, and one is that the coin <i>may</i> not be returnable once removed. This too is not an absolute policy; a coin removed may very well be accepted as a return by a dealer with this policy depending on the coin/type and if he's confident in its condition, but buyers must be aware that their right to return can be compromised by their CHOICE to remove.</p><p><br /></p><p>As said earlier, there's one very easy way around this, but it rests upon the collector's shoulders to initiate, and that's simply opening their mouth and asking for permission. Why this is so hard for some to understand I do not know, but it's a very, very simple concept. Unfortunately, too many collectors are either too worried they might lose their deal, or set off alarms, or are simply too self centered to do the obvious. Again, it's a CHOICE to remove a coin from its holder, just as its a CHOICE to avoid discussing this with the dealer beforehand. If you do not wish to deal with someone with such a policy, this too is your CHOICE, but if you CHOOSE to purchase from him and ignore said policy, the only one you've to blame if he denies the return is yourself, and is as simple as that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2550293, member: 36230"]The counterfeit issue has already been discussed and has been made abundantly clear, by not only myself but others as well. The removal policy does [I][U]not[/U][/I] stand if a coin, sold as genuine, turns out to be proven counterfeit. This is the one absolute exception with any dealer worth his salt, and for all sense and purposes, is a non-issue. As for the rest, if you can understand the concept of "[I]you break it you buy it"[/I], you shouldn't have any trouble understanding why this policy exists. No one is saying coins cannot be removed from their holders for examination. This is a buyer's choice, but there are conditions of said choice, and one is that the coin [I]may[/I] not be returnable once removed. This too is not an absolute policy; a coin removed may very well be accepted as a return by a dealer with this policy depending on the coin/type and if he's confident in its condition, but buyers must be aware that their right to return can be compromised by their CHOICE to remove. As said earlier, there's one very easy way around this, but it rests upon the collector's shoulders to initiate, and that's simply opening their mouth and asking for permission. Why this is so hard for some to understand I do not know, but it's a very, very simple concept. Unfortunately, too many collectors are either too worried they might lose their deal, or set off alarms, or are simply too self centered to do the obvious. Again, it's a CHOICE to remove a coin from its holder, just as its a CHOICE to avoid discussing this with the dealer beforehand. If you do not wish to deal with someone with such a policy, this too is your CHOICE, but if you CHOOSE to purchase from him and ignore said policy, the only one you've to blame if he denies the return is yourself, and is as simple as that.[/QUOTE]
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