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<p>[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 2972014, member: 92083"]I have to say, I am a little surprised by many of the responses here. I can even say I am disappointed, to be honest.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess I am a little old school. I guess calling out someone is now considered "picking a fight." Expecting someone to own up to dishonesty is frowned upon and it is me who gets blamed. Posting a dark, vague photo, and him saying the white streaky areas - including the fingerprint area - are simply "exposure marks" from his camera, is perfectly "OK" to do (this means he was explaining away what many of you said you saw in his photo). Finding out a $500 coin I paid fair market value for (according to pricing in Grey Sheet and what Heritage sold one for recently) had a painfully obvious and large fingerprint on it makes me a "whiner." Then even someone accusing me of possibly being dishonest myself because I claim to be honest in my own terms of sale (and people liking/agreeing with that absurd statement) is perhaps the best one. </p><p><br /></p><p>This does not instill confidence in this hobby for a new collector. This man clearly hoped to pull off selling a clearly damaged coin (Sorry. Fingerprints = damaged goods) or at least his problem merchandise and not disclosing it openly is shady, immoral, and just plain wrong.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JCro57, post: 2972014, member: 92083"]I have to say, I am a little surprised by many of the responses here. I can even say I am disappointed, to be honest. I guess I am a little old school. I guess calling out someone is now considered "picking a fight." Expecting someone to own up to dishonesty is frowned upon and it is me who gets blamed. Posting a dark, vague photo, and him saying the white streaky areas - including the fingerprint area - are simply "exposure marks" from his camera, is perfectly "OK" to do (this means he was explaining away what many of you said you saw in his photo). Finding out a $500 coin I paid fair market value for (according to pricing in Grey Sheet and what Heritage sold one for recently) had a painfully obvious and large fingerprint on it makes me a "whiner." Then even someone accusing me of possibly being dishonest myself because I claim to be honest in my own terms of sale (and people liking/agreeing with that absurd statement) is perhaps the best one. This does not instill confidence in this hobby for a new collector. This man clearly hoped to pull off selling a clearly damaged coin (Sorry. Fingerprints = damaged goods) or at least his problem merchandise and not disclosing it openly is shady, immoral, and just plain wrong.[/QUOTE]
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