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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1730006, member: 36230"]I agree, but am also sure you know as well as I that in certain circles, a wink and a nod can go a long way, and not to mention the fact that liquidating many stolen items in this business can be exceedingly easy. Most of the stolen merchandise that this guy may have bought will simply go elsewhere and regardless of any law on the books. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is unfortunate in that there would be no want for such laws if all shops (and buyers in general) held themselves to a high moral standard, but the draw of easy money is an ever-present forbidden fruit that many seem unable to resist. Such well meaning yet flawed laws are simply a response to an already-existing problem. This gentleman chose to cry victim instead of playing the hand he was dealt, but clearly thinks it okay to advertise that at one shop he does not <i>[FONT=&amp]"even <u>need</u> to know your name"[/FONT]</i> in order to buy. Could it be that such an approach has contributed to the very laws he so detests?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 1730006, member: 36230"]I agree, but am also sure you know as well as I that in certain circles, a wink and a nod can go a long way, and not to mention the fact that liquidating many stolen items in this business can be exceedingly easy. Most of the stolen merchandise that this guy may have bought will simply go elsewhere and regardless of any law on the books. It is unfortunate in that there would be no want for such laws if all shops (and buyers in general) held themselves to a high moral standard, but the draw of easy money is an ever-present forbidden fruit that many seem unable to resist. Such well meaning yet flawed laws are simply a response to an already-existing problem. This gentleman chose to cry victim instead of playing the hand he was dealt, but clearly thinks it okay to advertise that at one shop he does not [I][FONT=&]"even [U]need[/U] to know your name"[/FONT][/I] in order to buy. Could it be that such an approach has contributed to the very laws he so detests?[/QUOTE]
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