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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1329320, member: 112"]He's not blowing wind, he's stating how he feels about things. He's stating his idea of right and wrong. Nothing wrong with that. And yes, there have been many cases that have gone to court. But I'm not about to look them up. Anybody who reads has seen or read them. There have been plenty of times where people have been taken to court for selling over-priced coins to the elderly. But can I tell what the outcome of those cases were ? No, I can't because you never hear about them again. But I'll give you a good example.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the late '80s Wall Street got involved in coins. That's why, and when, coins shot up in price like never before or since. Common date, common grade Morgans were selling for $1500 each. Thousands of people bought them. Within a year of the peak the whole market collapsed. Those $1500 coins were being sold for $100 or less.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were lots of suits filed, charges filed even. But did anybody go to jail ? Did anybody have to give money back ? Nope, not a one. Because they didn't do anything illegal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1329320, member: 112"]He's not blowing wind, he's stating how he feels about things. He's stating his idea of right and wrong. Nothing wrong with that. And yes, there have been many cases that have gone to court. But I'm not about to look them up. Anybody who reads has seen or read them. There have been plenty of times where people have been taken to court for selling over-priced coins to the elderly. But can I tell what the outcome of those cases were ? No, I can't because you never hear about them again. But I'll give you a good example. Back in the late '80s Wall Street got involved in coins. That's why, and when, coins shot up in price like never before or since. Common date, common grade Morgans were selling for $1500 each. Thousands of people bought them. Within a year of the peak the whole market collapsed. Those $1500 coins were being sold for $100 or less. There were lots of suits filed, charges filed even. But did anybody go to jail ? Did anybody have to give money back ? Nope, not a one. Because they didn't do anything illegal.[/QUOTE]
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