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<p>[QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2346561, member: 71510"]Theft is a crime and it's defined. Being duped by believing someone after you walked into their store is not a crime. It's immoral, it's downright disgusting, but not illegal. </p><p><br /></p><p>Pointing out some random decade old news story is kinda irrelevant. The guy had a record, the guy stole something. To claim he's innocent is a lie. He is guilty of the crime. The punishment is irrelevant and decided by the courts.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don't do the research on what you have and trust the first person you see, well.... You're a patsy. Welcome to the real world. This happens in all types of business every day. Car dealers are notorious for it, why wouldn't coin dealers be? They make their living on the "buy low / sell high" principle. It's in their best interest to lowball you.</p><p><br /></p><p>You're entitled to be stupid and ignorant, none of us will stop you. Some might even have a charitable donation to your plight. The notion that you're entitled to be protected from your own stupidity and ignorance - is ignorant in itself. There are many flawed laws that attempt to do this, but in the end - you're responsible for yourself in this world.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2346561, member: 71510"]Theft is a crime and it's defined. Being duped by believing someone after you walked into their store is not a crime. It's immoral, it's downright disgusting, but not illegal. Pointing out some random decade old news story is kinda irrelevant. The guy had a record, the guy stole something. To claim he's innocent is a lie. He is guilty of the crime. The punishment is irrelevant and decided by the courts. If you don't do the research on what you have and trust the first person you see, well.... You're a patsy. Welcome to the real world. This happens in all types of business every day. Car dealers are notorious for it, why wouldn't coin dealers be? They make their living on the "buy low / sell high" principle. It's in their best interest to lowball you. You're entitled to be stupid and ignorant, none of us will stop you. Some might even have a charitable donation to your plight. The notion that you're entitled to be protected from your own stupidity and ignorance - is ignorant in itself. There are many flawed laws that attempt to do this, but in the end - you're responsible for yourself in this world.[/QUOTE]
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