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<p>[QUOTE="silentnviolent, post: 1684512, member: 8797"]Biged, yes thanks for sharing. I agree totally you are trying to do the right thing and what happened to your wife's friend was not ethical. It occurs to me that my previous posts about "you snooze you lose" and "education" may have been misinterpreted as negative. </p><p><br /></p><p>I never meant to come off as condescending or offensive. I was only trying to help by providing a kind of snappy phrase you could use on her to incite her to action. </p><p><br /></p><p>You see, from the beginning of the thread I put myself in the underdog's shoes. To me, getting rooked for $6000 would be devastating. I have two young kids and am looking to buy the 'right' home. I invest what I can; usually most after my tax refund <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> My girlfriend trusts me in these decisions, though she is still dubious about it. I didn't want her to see $500 went to a single auction recently so my Dad took the cash and I used his card. I expect that package this week, and I work all week, so she may intercept it anyway and see the receipt (or read this <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) and I'll be sunk anyway <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (I invested quite a bit recently myself. At least for me. Somewhere around $1500 over the last couple months has definitely been the most for me in such a short period of time.) So a loss of $6k, and having to hide it from my family? Pretty sure they'd notice things missing around the house, like the tv, furniture, and a vehicle or two<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That was my mistake. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>If you read some of my previous posts, you will see I believe strongly in a person being able to ask not just me, but any respectable dealer or collector, the value of their items and be given the truth about it. And vice versa. I always tell a person what it's "worth" show examples of a range for what they could expect to "get" followed by my "offer". Most people either accept my offer or take my advice to get another "counter offer" ....... Then they call me back. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I also believe that any respectable dealer would have a buy back option at least within a certain timeframe in same "holder" (rolls in this case), etc, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck and i still hope for the best outcome possible. Please do keep us updated! And thanks again for sharing! :thumb:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silentnviolent, post: 1684512, member: 8797"]Biged, yes thanks for sharing. I agree totally you are trying to do the right thing and what happened to your wife's friend was not ethical. It occurs to me that my previous posts about "you snooze you lose" and "education" may have been misinterpreted as negative. I never meant to come off as condescending or offensive. I was only trying to help by providing a kind of snappy phrase you could use on her to incite her to action. You see, from the beginning of the thread I put myself in the underdog's shoes. To me, getting rooked for $6000 would be devastating. I have two young kids and am looking to buy the 'right' home. I invest what I can; usually most after my tax refund ;) My girlfriend trusts me in these decisions, though she is still dubious about it. I didn't want her to see $500 went to a single auction recently so my Dad took the cash and I used his card. I expect that package this week, and I work all week, so she may intercept it anyway and see the receipt (or read this :o ) and I'll be sunk anyway :eek: (I invested quite a bit recently myself. At least for me. Somewhere around $1500 over the last couple months has definitely been the most for me in such a short period of time.) So a loss of $6k, and having to hide it from my family? Pretty sure they'd notice things missing around the house, like the tv, furniture, and a vehicle or two:( That was my mistake. :) If you read some of my previous posts, you will see I believe strongly in a person being able to ask not just me, but any respectable dealer or collector, the value of their items and be given the truth about it. And vice versa. I always tell a person what it's "worth" show examples of a range for what they could expect to "get" followed by my "offer". Most people either accept my offer or take my advice to get another "counter offer" ....... Then they call me back. :) I also believe that any respectable dealer would have a buy back option at least within a certain timeframe in same "holder" (rolls in this case), etc, etc. Good luck and i still hope for the best outcome possible. Please do keep us updated! And thanks again for sharing! :thumb:[/QUOTE]
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