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<p>[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1392605, member: 22004"]This is a paramount concern these days. I know dealers at the Naugatuck show who have been robbed leaving there or even tailed going back home. For thieves, robbing a coin dealer does not draw FBI interest like robbing a bank and is generally more lucrative.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been robbed of thousands by a vest pocket dealer who I too trustingly let look through my coins. I know leading U.S. dealers who will not do significant shows because of thieves that are known and suspected but too wily to be caught and put behind bars! Remember, for the cops to nail someone you must have definite proof and you the aggrieved party must connect the dots for them. Mostly they are not being paid based on performance so what is their actual incentive to pursue your case and get a result?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Owle, post: 1392605, member: 22004"]This is a paramount concern these days. I know dealers at the Naugatuck show who have been robbed leaving there or even tailed going back home. For thieves, robbing a coin dealer does not draw FBI interest like robbing a bank and is generally more lucrative. I have been robbed of thousands by a vest pocket dealer who I too trustingly let look through my coins. I know leading U.S. dealers who will not do significant shows because of thieves that are known and suspected but too wily to be caught and put behind bars! Remember, for the cops to nail someone you must have definite proof and you the aggrieved party must connect the dots for them. Mostly they are not being paid based on performance so what is their actual incentive to pursue your case and get a result?[/QUOTE]
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