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<p>[QUOTE="lucyray, post: 1137074, member: 24565"]I cannot believe the advice you are getting on this board. Man, (or woman, whichever) <i>Do the right thing!</i> You got "took", they got "took"; learn from this. What, in the end, lets you sleep at night feeling good about yourself?</p><p><br /></p><p>This shop owner, selling so many of the fake coins without realizing it, now has to find a way to do the right thing for her customers, if she knows who they are.. If any happened to be regular customers/clients, you can bet she'll make it right with them. Most in business know that word of mouth do great harm in a situation like this; she has greater problems to solve now than you do.</p><p><br /></p><p>As many have said here, get legal advice. And even, regardless of legal advice, or even with legal advice, you still have to live with the results of your actions.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I personally had that happen to me, and I know I would not want that attached to my name, I would be finding out how to make the best deal I could with her. You don't have the money? Well, work a deal. Maybe a 50% deal -- 50 % of the coins, and 50% of the cash. Then I'd sell them as "imitations". Take the hit, learn the lesson, and keep my name AND my head held high. I might even volunteer to help her (and myself) to become the best silver tester going. That's just me.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, wielding a gun is NEVER a good idea for persuasion. And in fact you could find yourself in woohoo big trouble.</p><p><br /></p><p>Get legal advice. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck.</p><p>Lucy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lucyray, post: 1137074, member: 24565"]I cannot believe the advice you are getting on this board. Man, (or woman, whichever) [I]Do the right thing![/I] You got "took", they got "took"; learn from this. What, in the end, lets you sleep at night feeling good about yourself? This shop owner, selling so many of the fake coins without realizing it, now has to find a way to do the right thing for her customers, if she knows who they are.. If any happened to be regular customers/clients, you can bet she'll make it right with them. Most in business know that word of mouth do great harm in a situation like this; she has greater problems to solve now than you do. As many have said here, get legal advice. And even, regardless of legal advice, or even with legal advice, you still have to live with the results of your actions. If I personally had that happen to me, and I know I would not want that attached to my name, I would be finding out how to make the best deal I could with her. You don't have the money? Well, work a deal. Maybe a 50% deal -- 50 % of the coins, and 50% of the cash. Then I'd sell them as "imitations". Take the hit, learn the lesson, and keep my name AND my head held high. I might even volunteer to help her (and myself) to become the best silver tester going. That's just me. By the way, wielding a gun is NEVER a good idea for persuasion. And in fact you could find yourself in woohoo big trouble. Get legal advice. Good luck. Lucy[/QUOTE]
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