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<p>[QUOTE="GerardV, post: 2812541, member: 76329"]The saddest part, to me, is that a ten second internet search exposes the horrifying prices. So, this guy is preying on people who lack such a basic skill.</p><p><br /></p><p>One other problem these crooks cause comes up when a family member needs to sell Grandma's collection and are told by the local coin shop they aren't worth anything close to what granny paid. The family member assumes the coin shop is dishonest because granny wouldn't lie about the item's value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hang out in our local store and see it all the time. When the family is told, they take it out on the clerk telling them the truth, and HSN gets a free pass For committing fraud.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I don't think fraud, or even criminal, is too strong of a word.</p><p><br /></p><p>It sucks for the clerk too. They don't want to tell people that granny got ripped-off. </p><p><br /></p><p>I started in coins when I was very young and like most got sidetracked. When my 9 year old son got into it a couple of years back, I felt an obligation to help him do it right. Luckily, a family member and places like this steered me right before I found Rick Tomaska, The Coin Vault, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone mentioned that The Coin Vault isn't on very often. But, it's on all the time on Direct TV, and there seems to be a coin show, or two, on every night as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike Mesak also has a show that runs on The History Channel ( I think) on Sunday mornings. They're 1/2 hour episodes that follow the same outline as his fraudulent HSN shows, but don't use the HSN name. </p><p><br /></p><p>What an unscrupulous cad - how does he sleep at night?</p><p><br /></p><p>On the bright side, I tell everyone about HSN allowing this to happen and several people investigated HSNs prices on other items and stopped buying anything from them. It's a drop in the bucket, but it makes me feel like I've done my due diligence.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GerardV, post: 2812541, member: 76329"]The saddest part, to me, is that a ten second internet search exposes the horrifying prices. So, this guy is preying on people who lack such a basic skill. One other problem these crooks cause comes up when a family member needs to sell Grandma's collection and are told by the local coin shop they aren't worth anything close to what granny paid. The family member assumes the coin shop is dishonest because granny wouldn't lie about the item's value. I hang out in our local store and see it all the time. When the family is told, they take it out on the clerk telling them the truth, and HSN gets a free pass For committing fraud. And I don't think fraud, or even criminal, is too strong of a word. It sucks for the clerk too. They don't want to tell people that granny got ripped-off. I started in coins when I was very young and like most got sidetracked. When my 9 year old son got into it a couple of years back, I felt an obligation to help him do it right. Luckily, a family member and places like this steered me right before I found Rick Tomaska, The Coin Vault, etc. Someone mentioned that The Coin Vault isn't on very often. But, it's on all the time on Direct TV, and there seems to be a coin show, or two, on every night as well. Mike Mesak also has a show that runs on The History Channel ( I think) on Sunday mornings. They're 1/2 hour episodes that follow the same outline as his fraudulent HSN shows, but don't use the HSN name. What an unscrupulous cad - how does he sleep at night? On the bright side, I tell everyone about HSN allowing this to happen and several people investigated HSNs prices on other items and stopped buying anything from them. It's a drop in the bucket, but it makes me feel like I've done my due diligence.[/QUOTE]
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