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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1828326, member: 57463&quot;]<font face="Arial"><b>This applies to everyone:</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066">The ANA has one code of ethics for collectors and another for dealers.&nbsp; The theory is easy to understand: dealers are professionals who are in a superior position.&nbsp; The MSNS has a different view: we are all collectors; we are all dealers.&nbsp; In fact, collectors have the upper hand because they can specialize and &quot;cherrypick&quot; dealers, whereas dealers are forced to be generalists who cannot know the deep details of every series, type, and variety.</span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066">So, MSNS assumes a level playing field and asks that everyone abide by it. Sure, if the price of something is nominally close to your expectations, and is a bargain, fine.&nbsp; But if the price of something is &quot;common&quot; and you know the item to be &quot;rare&quot; then you have an obligation to share your numismatic expertise with another member of the fraternity. </span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066">Obviously, much gray colors the place where buyer and seller meet.&nbsp; </span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066"><br /></span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066">This applies also to the purchase and sale of counterfeits and copies, including altered (cleaned; toned; whizzed; bleached; starched...). </span></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><span style="color: #000066"></span></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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