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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 3406819, member: 31533"]I'm not sure of your point. When I buy coins at shows (and granted they are not large or by some standards 'major' type purchases), I generally am of the mind that similar to going into a grocery store and buying an item, that it is mine and won't be returned. That said, even for smaller items, generally (and it is better if you have a receipt and a reason), even in most grocery stores you can go back with an item or two unused or a defective item, and ask for a replacement or refund and they give it. </p><p><br /></p><p>And this happens with clothes, too. I had a really nice skirt that I bought and used for several occasions, one I thought I would be able, with care, to have me last many year, and it was of a material that generally people don't want to wash in the machine. So you take really nice care of it in wearing and handling, etc. Well, this one had on the tag to wash in cold water in the machine and about a year later I decided to try that method. The skirt shrunk and messed up where it really was not wearable by me for the circumstances I bought it for. I had purchased it at JC Penneys and actually (surprisingly to me) still had the receipt. I took it back, showed them the tag that said it was washable and that it wasn't and they gave me the money back. It was not a 'cheap' skirt. But if I had not had the receipt they would have just said no because there was no proof that I bought it at one of their stores or the price that was paid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now back to coins and coin shows. There are a couple things to consider. It is presumed that when you buy a coin at a show, you are agreeable to both the coin for the price and the price and that you think it is worth it. The dealer may or may not think they got the worth from it, but they evidently are agreeable to selling or they actually don't know the coin (in the case if you are cherry-picking off them). And I don't know if it is true, but I think the Federal Trade Commission's Three Day Cooling off period may apply, in that for goods at a show of 130.00 and up might be applicable. Maybe even coins. This means that because the coin show is a temporary set-up, and this is not a type of set-up where they always are to conduct business (LBC), then the opportunity exists for people to be pressured into a sale or feel afterwards like they were. In that case there are protections and I would think that if the dealer knew that he sold the coin and it is definitely the same coin, that it might be best to just take it back. I'm no dealer at a show (generally, sometimes I am vest pocket), but unless the person deliberately ruined the coin or took it out of a slab or something along that line, it would be proper to seek to return it. </p><p><br /></p><p>(Note that this 3 day cooling off is great for the extremely high priced vacuum salesmen that come into a home and 'sell' an item and salesmen like them. It is only an issue if the homeowner/buyer is not aware they can cancel the deal within three days, delivery or not.)</p><p><br /></p><p>And perhaps it would be better for the dealer if he knew he sold you the coins to take a return the same day or the next even if it was a lower cost or set of lower cost coins for any reason (barring ruination of the coins or such) but it would in my opinion be also ok for the dealer to say no. Because you did have the opportunity to examine the coin, right? However, if you had the (somewhat momentary) chance to examine the coin but later found a flaw that was hidden or was only really expected to be observable,able to be identified in different circumstances, perhaps that would also be a reason to say you wanted to return it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am waiting to see the details, because generally I think the answer is no, you should not expect the dealer to take back the coin. But in our country, there are certain circumstances where it is a protection that is available (and should be honored). </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess my answer would be usually no, but there certainly may be cases why you should want to return a coin you just purchased at a coin show and for reasons that should be respected by the dealer and honored.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 3406819, member: 31533"]I'm not sure of your point. When I buy coins at shows (and granted they are not large or by some standards 'major' type purchases), I generally am of the mind that similar to going into a grocery store and buying an item, that it is mine and won't be returned. That said, even for smaller items, generally (and it is better if you have a receipt and a reason), even in most grocery stores you can go back with an item or two unused or a defective item, and ask for a replacement or refund and they give it. And this happens with clothes, too. I had a really nice skirt that I bought and used for several occasions, one I thought I would be able, with care, to have me last many year, and it was of a material that generally people don't want to wash in the machine. So you take really nice care of it in wearing and handling, etc. Well, this one had on the tag to wash in cold water in the machine and about a year later I decided to try that method. The skirt shrunk and messed up where it really was not wearable by me for the circumstances I bought it for. I had purchased it at JC Penneys and actually (surprisingly to me) still had the receipt. I took it back, showed them the tag that said it was washable and that it wasn't and they gave me the money back. It was not a 'cheap' skirt. But if I had not had the receipt they would have just said no because there was no proof that I bought it at one of their stores or the price that was paid. Now back to coins and coin shows. There are a couple things to consider. It is presumed that when you buy a coin at a show, you are agreeable to both the coin for the price and the price and that you think it is worth it. The dealer may or may not think they got the worth from it, but they evidently are agreeable to selling or they actually don't know the coin (in the case if you are cherry-picking off them). And I don't know if it is true, but I think the Federal Trade Commission's Three Day Cooling off period may apply, in that for goods at a show of 130.00 and up might be applicable. Maybe even coins. This means that because the coin show is a temporary set-up, and this is not a type of set-up where they always are to conduct business (LBC), then the opportunity exists for people to be pressured into a sale or feel afterwards like they were. In that case there are protections and I would think that if the dealer knew that he sold the coin and it is definitely the same coin, that it might be best to just take it back. I'm no dealer at a show (generally, sometimes I am vest pocket), but unless the person deliberately ruined the coin or took it out of a slab or something along that line, it would be proper to seek to return it. (Note that this 3 day cooling off is great for the extremely high priced vacuum salesmen that come into a home and 'sell' an item and salesmen like them. It is only an issue if the homeowner/buyer is not aware they can cancel the deal within three days, delivery or not.) And perhaps it would be better for the dealer if he knew he sold you the coins to take a return the same day or the next even if it was a lower cost or set of lower cost coins for any reason (barring ruination of the coins or such) but it would in my opinion be also ok for the dealer to say no. Because you did have the opportunity to examine the coin, right? However, if you had the (somewhat momentary) chance to examine the coin but later found a flaw that was hidden or was only really expected to be observable,able to be identified in different circumstances, perhaps that would also be a reason to say you wanted to return it. I am waiting to see the details, because generally I think the answer is no, you should not expect the dealer to take back the coin. But in our country, there are certain circumstances where it is a protection that is available (and should be honored). I guess my answer would be usually no, but there certainly may be cases why you should want to return a coin you just purchased at a coin show and for reasons that should be respected by the dealer and honored.[/QUOTE]
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