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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1183787, member: 27832"]Yes, yes. I've done the same thing as well (made the seller whole after they gave a refund for something that was delayed in the mail). I've also been more than generous in other situations where items I received were not as described.</p><p><br /></p><p>As ratio411 pointed out, though, there's a BIG difference (IMO) in this case, where the seller defrauded me, was continuing to defraud others, and made no attempt to do the right thing himself. I've already done unto him as I would have him do unto me, at great length (explaining the situation, asking politely for a refund, remaining calm and civil). In a sense, I still am; if I ever misbehave as badly as this guy has, I hope my victims will vigorously slap some sense into me.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also need to respond to your last comment:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please read carefully over my previous posts, in this thread and the previous one, and point out to me where I said that <i>ownership</i> of such an item is "unethical". <i>Selling</i> it <i>as a genuine coin</i> is blatantly unethical. Selling it as a replica is arguably unethical, and perhaps illegal as well, since it isn't stamped "copy". Keeping it? Nope, I don't see any problem -- unless, by giving it up, I can help to stop others from being defrauded. For now, it seems I'm much more likely to accomplish that by keeping it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1183787, member: 27832"]Yes, yes. I've done the same thing as well (made the seller whole after they gave a refund for something that was delayed in the mail). I've also been more than generous in other situations where items I received were not as described. As ratio411 pointed out, though, there's a BIG difference (IMO) in this case, where the seller defrauded me, was continuing to defraud others, and made no attempt to do the right thing himself. I've already done unto him as I would have him do unto me, at great length (explaining the situation, asking politely for a refund, remaining calm and civil). In a sense, I still am; if I ever misbehave as badly as this guy has, I hope my victims will vigorously slap some sense into me. I also need to respond to your last comment: Please read carefully over my previous posts, in this thread and the previous one, and point out to me where I said that [I]ownership[/I] of such an item is "unethical". [I]Selling[/I] it [I]as a genuine coin[/I] is blatantly unethical. Selling it as a replica is arguably unethical, and perhaps illegal as well, since it isn't stamped "copy". Keeping it? Nope, I don't see any problem -- unless, by giving it up, I can help to stop others from being defrauded. For now, it seems I'm much more likely to accomplish that by keeping it.[/QUOTE]
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