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<p>[QUOTE="Yacorie, post: 1662580, member: 25257"]I take issue with people who feed on others misunderstanding and I don't personally subscribe to the idea that you should have done your own research or knew what it was worth beforehand. I've purchased quite a few times from people who didn't know what they had (just junk silver mostly) and I always explain it the same way.....tell them what it's worth, what they would get if they tried to take it somewhere and what I'll pay them - which is 99% of the time in the middle. My feeling is always that if they get more than they would from a shop and I buy it for less than it would cost me at the same shop - than it's win-win. I always encourage them to get another opinion and sometimes they do - which ends up with my buying the coins anyway after they confirm it. On other items, I don't always have a clue (usually with notes) when I buy them and sometimes I pay way more than its worth and sometimes I end up with a deal - but neither of us knew what the items were. </p><p><br /></p><p>Years ago - my grandmother sold about 200 silver dollars to a local guy who raked her over the coals becasue she didn't now what the value was - I was so ****ed when i found out. To me, there is an obligation as a human being to not be a scumbag, to be honest and try to make a deal that works both ways. I know the same thing could be said for cherry picking a variety from a dealer etc. but I'm talking about outright lying or not being forthcoming with what you know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Yacorie, post: 1662580, member: 25257"]I take issue with people who feed on others misunderstanding and I don't personally subscribe to the idea that you should have done your own research or knew what it was worth beforehand. I've purchased quite a few times from people who didn't know what they had (just junk silver mostly) and I always explain it the same way.....tell them what it's worth, what they would get if they tried to take it somewhere and what I'll pay them - which is 99% of the time in the middle. My feeling is always that if they get more than they would from a shop and I buy it for less than it would cost me at the same shop - than it's win-win. I always encourage them to get another opinion and sometimes they do - which ends up with my buying the coins anyway after they confirm it. On other items, I don't always have a clue (usually with notes) when I buy them and sometimes I pay way more than its worth and sometimes I end up with a deal - but neither of us knew what the items were. Years ago - my grandmother sold about 200 silver dollars to a local guy who raked her over the coals becasue she didn't now what the value was - I was so ****ed when i found out. To me, there is an obligation as a human being to not be a scumbag, to be honest and try to make a deal that works both ways. I know the same thing could be said for cherry picking a variety from a dealer etc. but I'm talking about outright lying or not being forthcoming with what you know.[/QUOTE]
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