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<p>[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1308807, member: 22004"]How would it be unethical for a major dealer to get coins offered to them in the mail and then say that they are over-graded or that they could turn bad in the holder at any time? So the dealer says that a better date $20 Liberty coin in mint state is MS60, not the MS62 grade that the service has assigned. Do you realize how big the spreads can be in many coins in this series?</p><p><br /></p><p>So the dealer scares the customer into selling, he then turns around, makes a couple calls and sells the coin for MS62 money to a major market maker. That is very unethical--two versions of the truth, equivocation, one with the customer selling, quite another with the market maker, and buyer. A dealer that tried to pull this on me, name rhymes with snack bar. </p><p><br /></p><p>Dealer two with all the credentials, says the coin *could* turn in the holder. How many years has the coin already been in the holder and not turned?</p><p><br /></p><p>As with most businesses where there is a lot of incentive to fudge on the truth or do so to advantage, there is no where near enough debunking going on to the advantage of the consumer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1308807, member: 22004"]How would it be unethical for a major dealer to get coins offered to them in the mail and then say that they are over-graded or that they could turn bad in the holder at any time? So the dealer says that a better date $20 Liberty coin in mint state is MS60, not the MS62 grade that the service has assigned. Do you realize how big the spreads can be in many coins in this series? So the dealer scares the customer into selling, he then turns around, makes a couple calls and sells the coin for MS62 money to a major market maker. That is very unethical--two versions of the truth, equivocation, one with the customer selling, quite another with the market maker, and buyer. A dealer that tried to pull this on me, name rhymes with snack bar. Dealer two with all the credentials, says the coin *could* turn in the holder. How many years has the coin already been in the holder and not turned? As with most businesses where there is a lot of incentive to fudge on the truth or do so to advantage, there is no where near enough debunking going on to the advantage of the consumer.[/QUOTE]
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