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<p>[QUOTE="rodeoclown, post: 1429420, member: 34005"]Well, when one sells on eBay, the title of what is being sold is just marketing terms. It goes beyond this into the commercial world, corporations and companies emphasize the perks on their products to increase sales, leaving the actual details in the small fine print. Theoretically, one could claim most corporations are being deceptive in things they sell. Just like car dealer commercials, the 1% finance or $5,000 cash back type sales.. there's always a catch to get people to come in and buy their product and some people don't read the fine details or ask the right questions, only to find out later it wasn't really a good deal or what they wanted. Are these dealers being deceptive? In a way, yes and no.</p><p><br /></p><p>So was the seller being deceptive? We'll never know but we can conclude he left out some details to get more people to look at his coin for sale in hopes to increase the chances of selling it, just like any or most businesses do when marketing and selling their products.</p><p><br /></p><p>So honestly, when buying anything, ask questions, ask for pictures and don't buy unless you get such answers or more details of what you're buying.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rodeoclown, post: 1429420, member: 34005"]Well, when one sells on eBay, the title of what is being sold is just marketing terms. It goes beyond this into the commercial world, corporations and companies emphasize the perks on their products to increase sales, leaving the actual details in the small fine print. Theoretically, one could claim most corporations are being deceptive in things they sell. Just like car dealer commercials, the 1% finance or $5,000 cash back type sales.. there's always a catch to get people to come in and buy their product and some people don't read the fine details or ask the right questions, only to find out later it wasn't really a good deal or what they wanted. Are these dealers being deceptive? In a way, yes and no. So was the seller being deceptive? We'll never know but we can conclude he left out some details to get more people to look at his coin for sale in hopes to increase the chances of selling it, just like any or most businesses do when marketing and selling their products. So honestly, when buying anything, ask questions, ask for pictures and don't buy unless you get such answers or more details of what you're buying.[/QUOTE]
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