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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3169230, member: 56859&quot;]It&#039;s lovely that they&#039;ve taken this step to prevent people from bidding against themselves.&nbsp; Perhaps they should first take care of the basics though, <i>such as guaranteeing authenticity of the coins they sell</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, you read that right.&nbsp; <b>SB does not guarantee authenticity of the coins they sell.</b>&nbsp; I only recently learned this.&nbsp; Excerpt from their <a href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/conditions-of-sale" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/conditions-of-sale" rel="nofollow">Terms of Service</a> (the blue font is my emphasis):</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>10. DISCLAIMER AND WARRANTIES.</b> NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS MADE OR IMPLIED ON ANY LOT. NO WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOT EXCEPT FOR WARRANTY OF TITLE, AND IN THE CASE OF TITLE, AUCTIONEER IS SELLING ONLY THAT RIGHT OR TITLE TO THE LOT THAT THE CONSIGNOR MAY HAVE AS OF THE AUCTION SALE DATE. ALL LOTS ARE SOLD “AS IS” AND WITH ALL FAULTS. <span style="color: #0000ff">PURCHASER HEREBY ASSUMES ALL RISKS CONCERNING AND RELATED TO THE GRADING, QUALITY, DESCRIPTION, CONDITION, AUTHENTICITY, AND PROVENANCE OF A LOT</span>.</p><p><br /></p><ol> <li>COINS AND CURRENCY LISTED IN THIS CATALOG GRADED BY PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PCGS CURRENCY, PMG, PCGS BANKNOTE GRADING, CMC OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY GRADING SERVICE OR EXAMINED BY THE BUYER PRIOR TO THE AUCTION SALE MAY NOT BE RETURNED FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER BY ANY BUYER, EXCEPT FOR CLAIMS RELATED TO AUTHENTICITY.</li> <li>For non-certified coins and currency that have not been examined by the Buyer prior to the Auction Sale: if it is determined in a review by Stack’s Bowers that there is a material error in the catalog description of a non-certified coin or currency or the coin or currency is not authentic, such lot may be returned, provided written notice is received by Stack’s Bowers no later than seventy-two (72) hours of delivery of the lots in question, and such lots are returned and received by Stack’s Bowers, in their original, sealed containers, no later than fourteen (14) calendar days after delivery, in the same condition the lot(s) were delivered to the Buyer, time being of the essence.</li> </ol><p>10.1 seems as odds with the preceding paragraph.&nbsp; What do you folks think about this?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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