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<p>[QUOTE="Stevearino, post: 4534050, member: 74571"]<i>Caveat emptor. </i>I have no opinion or gut-feeling about the "pay now, receive later" bullion deal you are involved in. But I believe the following to be true:</p><p><br /></p><p> - Length of time in business is a <b>guideline</b>, not a <b>guarantee </b>of honesty or fair-dealing. I have seen numerous examples of folks doing business for years and, for a variety of reasons, decide to cheat the buyer; cf. Bernie Madoff. I had a friend who was an insurance agent, and because of his alcohol problem he started spending premium payments instead of forwarding them to the company. When the sheriff had an accident and wasn't covered, the SHTF.</p><p><br /></p><p> - You being a first-time customer, the <b>possibility </b>(not the <b>probability</b>) exists that "he saw you coming." Again, <i>Caveat emptor. </i>It means be aware, not fearful.</p><p><br /></p><p>Steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Stevearino, post: 4534050, member: 74571"][I]Caveat emptor. [/I]I have no opinion or gut-feeling about the "pay now, receive later" bullion deal you are involved in. But I believe the following to be true: - Length of time in business is a [B]guideline[/B], not a [B]guarantee [/B]of honesty or fair-dealing. I have seen numerous examples of folks doing business for years and, for a variety of reasons, decide to cheat the buyer; cf. Bernie Madoff. I had a friend who was an insurance agent, and because of his alcohol problem he started spending premium payments instead of forwarding them to the company. When the sheriff had an accident and wasn't covered, the SHTF. - You being a first-time customer, the [B]possibility [/B](not the [B]probability[/B]) exists that "he saw you coming." Again, [I]Caveat emptor. [/I]It means be aware, not fearful. Steve[/QUOTE]
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