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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2195382, member: 56859&quot;]Other people may have a different opinion, but I find it a little more acceptable to ask about coins currently for sale at a fixed price.&nbsp; Some people may feel that it is not appropriate to &quot;screen&quot; <b>any</b> potential purchases though.</p><p><br /></p><p>My reason for this opinion:&nbsp; If a coin is for sale on Vcoins, for instance, anyone can buy it at any time.&nbsp; The price isn&#039;t going to change because everyone is suddenly interested.&nbsp; If another forum member was eyeing it and ends up &quot;losing&quot; it because someone else buys it first as a result of seeing it here, well... that losing member could have purchased the coin earlier.&nbsp; You snooze, you lose.&nbsp; Similarly, if you post a fixed price coin for an opinion and someone else here (or a lurker) buys it as result of seeing it on CoinTalk, too bad.&nbsp; That&#039;s the risk you elected to take by posting it here.&nbsp; If you were to post a fixed price coin I really wanted but had not already stumbled across, I would have no moral or ethical qualms about buying it.</p><p><br /></p><p>With <i>auction coins</i> the attention may lead to increased price-- great if you are the consignor or auction house, not great if you are the potential buyer.&nbsp; Plus, as Doug pointed out, what if other forum members have also been watching that coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>To get to the meat of what you are asking, it may sound harsh but if you need reassurance from a third party before buying the coin, perhaps you should do more research and learn more about the coin and only then look for one to buy.&nbsp; Or, if the price is in a comfortable risk range, go ahead and buy it and then post it for opinions.&nbsp; You can always try asking for an opinion by private messaging.&nbsp; I&#039;ve done that.&nbsp; Many of us have done that.&nbsp; Among several of my CoinTalk friends we frequently discuss which coins we are bidding on in upcoming auctions-- by private conversation-- so we don&#039;t bid against one another.</p><p><br /></p><p>CoinTalk doesn&#039;t have any fixed rules about these things, as far as I&#039;m aware.&nbsp; Other forums have strict rules.&nbsp; On Forvm, for instance you are <b>absolutely not allowed</b> to post your <i>potential</i> purchases with questions about authenticity, value, or quality, for all of the reasons we&#039;ve discussed here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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