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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 451259, member: 307&quot;]My concern in this discussion has been to protect our hobby rather than to protect those whom I keep referring to as the &quot;criminally stupid&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can&#039;t protect people from their own greed, nor do I think you should try. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are two parts to this equation; an unscrupulous seller and a buyer that wants to own something of value (regardless of their lack of knowledge on the subject). </p><p><br /></p><p>The seller, well, they have a perfect right to peddle their wares, this is America, the land of opportunity. Where unfortunately, just like P. T. Barnum said, &quot;there&#039;s a sucker born every minute&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>While we mostly agree that these sellers should be publicly stoned, what about the buyers? Should we protect people from their own stupidity? Should we protect them from their own greed? Definately not, and I don&#039;t think that my proposed law would attempt it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Natural selection has it&#039;s own way of weeding out the weak. I merely suggested a way that we could make it much easier to tell the genuine from the fake. A way to help someone who takes the time to listen (or read) critically to determine the truth whether or not the seller is intellectually honest. A way to make the fraudulent sellers responsible and accountable. This is a simple solution that still requires that people use their brains. It doesn&#039;t protect them from themselves, just keeps the wolves in wolves&#039; clothing so to speak.</p><p><br /></p><p>on an off topic: love the John Prine quote in your signature 900!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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