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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1588892, member: 4626"]Well I think it's "OK" in the sense it's not illegal, but I still think it's morally and ethically wrong. So for those who say they can at least respect them for being honest, I'll have to disagree. I don't think a company that intentionally and knowingly sells worthless crap deserves respect just because they're not blatantly lying about it. So in that sense, I still insist it's not "OK."</p><p><br /></p><p>I still don't get why people on a coin collecting board of all places doesn't see anything wrong with selling things that are considered worthless from a numismatic standpoint, to uneducated collectors that wouldn't buy such things if they knew better. They're not technically lying, but they're certainly lying by omission, and they're certainly taking advantage of their customers' ignorance. I still call that immoral and unethical in my book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 1588892, member: 4626"]Well I think it's "OK" in the sense it's not illegal, but I still think it's morally and ethically wrong. So for those who say they can at least respect them for being honest, I'll have to disagree. I don't think a company that intentionally and knowingly sells worthless crap deserves respect just because they're not blatantly lying about it. So in that sense, I still insist it's not "OK." I still don't get why people on a coin collecting board of all places doesn't see anything wrong with selling things that are considered worthless from a numismatic standpoint, to uneducated collectors that wouldn't buy such things if they knew better. They're not technically lying, but they're certainly lying by omission, and they're certainly taking advantage of their customers' ignorance. I still call that immoral and unethical in my book.[/QUOTE]
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