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Message:: [QUOTE="andrew289, post: 286983, member: 6463"]In this hobby, it's hard to find anyone who hasn't paid to much for a undergraded coin...lol. We've all made bad deals at some point, it's part of earning your dues. The buyer/seller tango is naturally an adversarial relationship. You want to pay the least and get the most and he wants the most money that he can get for his wares. I never said everyone was out to get anyone but in this free market economy, it's caveat emptor to the 10th degree. I agree that there are many ways to decieve ..that's a given. You would think that a reasonable person would try to gain some understanding of what they are buying but in reality ..do they? Do you research each and every purchase? or do you buy shiny metal objects because they look cool?  It's not the big money guys that you have to worry about. It's the kids spending their grass cutting money. It's the guy who has an extra $20 left over this month and want's to fill some holes in a series. These are they guys falling prey to the swindlers marketing altered coins.  What do you say to these kids and casual collectors? I'm sorry (sucker) you should have read the book and studied more online ..then you would have known that those buff sare altered. Don't you know what a raised date buff looks like? Better luck next time, go mow some more lawns and try again .....  I don't think so.[/QUOTE]