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<p>[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 3092190, member: 76863"]It is much more unethical for a professional to knowingly rip off a member of the public than for someone whose business is coins who is to lazy to look up varieties. My whole point is once you present yourself as a professional by being a dealer or having a shop there is a higher standard. eBay dealers don't necessarily fall in that category and I have been on record before that listings errors for a huge loss shouldn't be expected to be followed but at that same time if you're online you have the ability to look things up so you should know better when it's not a typo.</p><p><br /></p><p> But for your initial question yes it is unethical for a professional in person to knowingly rip someone off with a variety or coin in general. That doesn't mean they cant make a profit and if they genuinely didn't know the variety that is okay too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Where i was focusing was the ones who knowingly rip people off or talk coins down/trash them to get a better price. As I have said countless times there is a difference between making a profit which is expected and knowingly taking advantage of someone[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="baseball21, post: 3092190, member: 76863"]It is much more unethical for a professional to knowingly rip off a member of the public than for someone whose business is coins who is to lazy to look up varieties. My whole point is once you present yourself as a professional by being a dealer or having a shop there is a higher standard. eBay dealers don't necessarily fall in that category and I have been on record before that listings errors for a huge loss shouldn't be expected to be followed but at that same time if you're online you have the ability to look things up so you should know better when it's not a typo. But for your initial question yes it is unethical for a professional in person to knowingly rip someone off with a variety or coin in general. That doesn't mean they cant make a profit and if they genuinely didn't know the variety that is okay too. Where i was focusing was the ones who knowingly rip people off or talk coins down/trash them to get a better price. As I have said countless times there is a difference between making a profit which is expected and knowingly taking advantage of someone[/QUOTE]
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