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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7939002, member: 19463"]The real question here is whether or not you develop a long term relationship with that dealer. Do you want to? The short answer would be to write him off as a bad source and eat the loss as not worth fighting. You could write the seller explaining the exact situation and see if and what he says in reply. Failure to reply would be a good sign that you do not want more contact. If the reply points out that lots are not returnable for any reason or that make-up is a good thing, you will know where you stand and only you can decide if there will be more purchases. One bad sale will not kill you. You might even correspond with other, future sellers before the sale asking if their coins are 'enhanced' or guaranteed to be able to pass the acetone test. There was a time that all lots of multiple coins were sold 'as-is' and it might be considered inappropriate to ask but a dealer who wants your continuing, return business and is willing to work with you could be a valuable asset. Many of us tire quickly of the uncleaned route to poor coins so the problem solves itself. If you might become a buyer of these coins by the thousands, it would be in the best interest of all concerned to sort out in advance just what you will expect and what makes you more trouble than you are worth as a potential future customer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 7939002, member: 19463"]The real question here is whether or not you develop a long term relationship with that dealer. Do you want to? The short answer would be to write him off as a bad source and eat the loss as not worth fighting. You could write the seller explaining the exact situation and see if and what he says in reply. Failure to reply would be a good sign that you do not want more contact. If the reply points out that lots are not returnable for any reason or that make-up is a good thing, you will know where you stand and only you can decide if there will be more purchases. One bad sale will not kill you. You might even correspond with other, future sellers before the sale asking if their coins are 'enhanced' or guaranteed to be able to pass the acetone test. There was a time that all lots of multiple coins were sold 'as-is' and it might be considered inappropriate to ask but a dealer who wants your continuing, return business and is willing to work with you could be a valuable asset. Many of us tire quickly of the uncleaned route to poor coins so the problem solves itself. If you might become a buyer of these coins by the thousands, it would be in the best interest of all concerned to sort out in advance just what you will expect and what makes you more trouble than you are worth as a potential future customer.[/QUOTE]
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