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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Midas, post: 134131, member: 2761&quot;]First of all, <b>s</b>teves<b>g</b>ift<b>s</b>hopp has given us the <span style="color: red"><b>rare opportunity </b></span>to go inside the mind of a &quot;internet-scammer-slabber-seller&quot;. The previous post demonstrates this!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How he got involved with Aboncom/SGS we may never know. How he was able to use the same stock SGS 70 photos that Aboncom uses...well, that is between Mr. S.G.S. and the outfit from Ohio.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What the sellers of these &quot;self-slabbing&quot; MS70/PR70 coins are trying to convince the numismatic community is that if you post negative statements about Star Grading Service (SGS), then you are entering the <i><b>&quot;waters of anti-competitive practices&quot;</b></i>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If a person purchased, or is thinking about purchasing a SGS &quot;packaged&quot; coin whereby the forum tells that person they are making (made) a huge mistake, according to Mr. SGS, that is entering the <b><i>&quot;waters of anti-competitive practices&quot;</i></b>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What happens if a newbie joins the forum and links us to an auction house asking us if a 1909-S VDB Lincoln is real? After review of the pictures and all, the forum responds that it is a fake. Is that entering the<b><i> &quot;waters of anti-competitive practices&quot;</i></b> too?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here&#039;s my another insight into your mind:</p><p>&nbsp;Freedom of speach yes! This forum is a fine example of this. Freedom to sell and mispresent anything we want??...Heck No!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Earlier in the thread, an excellent analogy was brought up:</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Go ahead</u> and site anti-trust legislation laws. <u>Go ahead</u> and talk about Enron or drug companies and what they do.&nbsp; <u>Go ahead</u> and try to divert attention from S.G.S.&nbsp; <u>Go ahead</u> and try to convince the public what I and others are doing is nothing more than &quot;fascism.&quot; <u>Go ahead</u> and cry to eBay everytime I post about S.G.S.&nbsp; <u>Go ahead</u> and get me booted again, but I for one will make sure as many people in the numismatic community know about the likes of you and other &quot;self-slabbers&quot; so they can <i><u>enjoy</u></i> this hobby...not be ripped off from the likes of S.G.S. and their MS70 / PR70 &quot;packaged&quot; coins! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would encourage the forum to pass the word about &quot;self-slabbers&quot; like SGS/Aboncom...through forums like this, to shows, to clubs, to all!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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