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<p>[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2695994, member: 75936"]The practice of overpricing an item then immediately discounting it, is illegal in (at least) the U.K. and Australia. If the item was never actually available at the original price for a reasonable period of time, it's a consumer fraud. This is why I never buy anything from the guy who calls himself a "world renowned numismatist" aka "highrating low price" aka Ilya Zlobin. He has a contemptible attitude towards customers. Stop buying from him, he needs to learn not to treat people like cr@p.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't mind as much the practice of simply overpricing a coin - IF the seller makes no claims that it was previously available for a more expensive price. Some onus is on the buyer to do some research and work out what a reasonable price is. We all do this when bidding in auctions. If you don't like the price, make an offer (but keep the offer reasonable - sellers don't like being treated like cr@p either).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GregH, post: 2695994, member: 75936"]The practice of overpricing an item then immediately discounting it, is illegal in (at least) the U.K. and Australia. If the item was never actually available at the original price for a reasonable period of time, it's a consumer fraud. This is why I never buy anything from the guy who calls himself a "world renowned numismatist" aka "highrating low price" aka Ilya Zlobin. He has a contemptible attitude towards customers. Stop buying from him, he needs to learn not to treat people like cr@p. I don't mind as much the practice of simply overpricing a coin - IF the seller makes no claims that it was previously available for a more expensive price. Some onus is on the buyer to do some research and work out what a reasonable price is. We all do this when bidding in auctions. If you don't like the price, make an offer (but keep the offer reasonable - sellers don't like being treated like cr@p either).[/QUOTE]
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