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<p>[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 359701, member: 4367"]You've purchased several very nice expensive coins from a few different dealers who all happened to advertise a return policy of say ten days to two weeks. The first coin arrives via USPS, but you're too busy to examine it closely. You quickly take a quick glance at it, appears to be a beautiful (raw, F-12/15ish) 1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar. But, your busy and it's shuffled in amongst some important papers which are occupying your time and covering your desk. It could be for any reason and yes, it happens.</p><p><br /></p><p>As fate would have it you also received a couple of other, more expensive desirable gold coins later that same day via UPS and while looking at those, worrying about your business, and other things you totally forgot about the little old 1807. Several days later, after an emergency business trip you are going thru the same papers and "vola" there is the 1807 and it all comes back to you then. What a dork you think you are and wonder if Alzheimer's is rearing it's head...???</p><p><br /></p><p>You pick up the coin (still in the dealers plastic flip) and something just doesn't look right. You quickly compare the pictures and sure enough a Photo-Shop job has been skillfully applied to the sellers pictures of the coin. Immediately you contact the dealer and hear, in a flabbergasted tone "I'm sorry sir/ma'am the return period has expired." click... You are more than HOT, to say the least.</p><p><br /></p><p>What should happen and what would you do?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bonedigger, post: 359701, member: 4367"]You've purchased several very nice expensive coins from a few different dealers who all happened to advertise a return policy of say ten days to two weeks. The first coin arrives via USPS, but you're too busy to examine it closely. You quickly take a quick glance at it, appears to be a beautiful (raw, F-12/15ish) 1807 Capped Bust Half Dollar. But, your busy and it's shuffled in amongst some important papers which are occupying your time and covering your desk. It could be for any reason and yes, it happens. As fate would have it you also received a couple of other, more expensive desirable gold coins later that same day via UPS and while looking at those, worrying about your business, and other things you totally forgot about the little old 1807. Several days later, after an emergency business trip you are going thru the same papers and "vola" there is the 1807 and it all comes back to you then. What a dork you think you are and wonder if Alzheimer's is rearing it's head...??? You pick up the coin (still in the dealers plastic flip) and something just doesn't look right. You quickly compare the pictures and sure enough a Photo-Shop job has been skillfully applied to the sellers pictures of the coin. Immediately you contact the dealer and hear, in a flabbergasted tone "I'm sorry sir/ma'am the return period has expired." click... You are more than HOT, to say the least. What should happen and what would you do?[/QUOTE]
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