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<p>[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2793038, member: 36230"]First, "coin dealer" is in no way synonymous with "expert". I do understand and respect your point, and it is certainly true that some are, but it is a painfully common misconception that all dealers are genuinely knowledgeable.</p><p><br /></p><p>And with all due respect, for those of you who think it's perfectly acceptable to deem another guilty without ever truly knowing their motivations, you're arguably participating in and/or promoting simple thievery. eBay is nothing but a venue, and not the almighty decider of what's right and wrong unless they're covering any and all losses incurred by both parties. Otherwise, one that keeps something that does not belong to them, regardless of how noble their motives may or may not be, is stealing, which is rather ironic if you think about it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I feel that a form of Blackstone's Formulation should apply here in that it's better if ten, twenty, or fifty guilty persons go unpunished than it is for one innocent to suffer an avoidable loss caused by nothing more than someone's insistence on playing judge, jury, and executioner.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BooksB4Coins, post: 2793038, member: 36230"]First, "coin dealer" is in no way synonymous with "expert". I do understand and respect your point, and it is certainly true that some are, but it is a painfully common misconception that all dealers are genuinely knowledgeable. And with all due respect, for those of you who think it's perfectly acceptable to deem another guilty without ever truly knowing their motivations, you're arguably participating in and/or promoting simple thievery. eBay is nothing but a venue, and not the almighty decider of what's right and wrong unless they're covering any and all losses incurred by both parties. Otherwise, one that keeps something that does not belong to them, regardless of how noble their motives may or may not be, is stealing, which is rather ironic if you think about it. Personally, I feel that a form of Blackstone's Formulation should apply here in that it's better if ten, twenty, or fifty guilty persons go unpunished than it is for one innocent to suffer an avoidable loss caused by nothing more than someone's insistence on playing judge, jury, and executioner.[/QUOTE]
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