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<p>[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 826476, member: 23111"]It seems that truth in advertising needs to be more strictly enforced. It should not be incumbent on the buyer to ask countless questions about the authenticity of a coin. If someone is advertising an item that has an established presence ( being collected , traded , graded & auctioned for more than 50 years ) in a specific field such as numismatics , then they need to be able to deliver. If the seller cannot undisputably verify the authenticity of coin , THEY SHOULD HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS authentic. In other-words , the seller may not post an advertisement for a "1895 Morgan Dollar" unless they know it to be genuine. By just letting sellers get away with stating "raw" or "un-certified" should no longer be acceptable. </p><p><br /></p><p>No business that has it's headquarters based in and registered in the United States of America , should be allowed to enable the sales of fake , imitation nor replica "US currency" that has not been clearly label as such. This smacks of authorize counterfeiting & just because they are a global business is no excuse for helping to undermine the legitimacy of the currency of the USA ( such as it is ).</p><p><br /></p><p>We as buyers need to limit our purchases to those seller that make full disclosures & agree to provide the buyer with full compensation for all costs of a sale including shipping , handling & insurance , if it turns out they were incorrect.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this point it seems like the best investment one can make is 40 acres & a mule.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kangayou, post: 826476, member: 23111"]It seems that truth in advertising needs to be more strictly enforced. It should not be incumbent on the buyer to ask countless questions about the authenticity of a coin. If someone is advertising an item that has an established presence ( being collected , traded , graded & auctioned for more than 50 years ) in a specific field such as numismatics , then they need to be able to deliver. If the seller cannot undisputably verify the authenticity of coin , THEY SHOULD HAVE TO DISCLOSE THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS authentic. In other-words , the seller may not post an advertisement for a "1895 Morgan Dollar" unless they know it to be genuine. By just letting sellers get away with stating "raw" or "un-certified" should no longer be acceptable. No business that has it's headquarters based in and registered in the United States of America , should be allowed to enable the sales of fake , imitation nor replica "US currency" that has not been clearly label as such. This smacks of authorize counterfeiting & just because they are a global business is no excuse for helping to undermine the legitimacy of the currency of the USA ( such as it is ). We as buyers need to limit our purchases to those seller that make full disclosures & agree to provide the buyer with full compensation for all costs of a sale including shipping , handling & insurance , if it turns out they were incorrect. At this point it seems like the best investment one can make is 40 acres & a mule.[/QUOTE]
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