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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1815648, member: 112&quot;]I agree with BBC on the refund issue. I also agree that people have to take responsibility for their own actions, and not blame it on somebody else. In other words if you don&#039;t know what you are doing - then don&#039;t do it. Otherwise you are only asking to get hurt.</p><p><br /></p><p>But to the original question posed, should fakes be defaced ? I&#039;m kind of torn in both directions on that one. Over the years I have seen many fakes that were defaced, marked with an X to identify the coin as a fake, deliberately scratched up with a sharp object, or anything to make the coin less desirable to a potential future buyer that might be fooled and thus lessen his potential loss. So yes, I can see and agree with that thinking. And I think this practice used to be a lot more common than it is today.</p><p><br /></p><p>But at the same time I can also see the argument from the other side. There are people who collect fakes, study them, and enjoy them as much as any collector enjoys his coins. And that too has a good side, for it allows the rest of us to become familiar with known fakes so that they might be readily identified and thus avoided in a purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I&#039;m stuck on the fence on this one - have been for years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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