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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 1252335, member: 29751&quot;]I&#039;m not interested in playing the quasi-investment metals game.&nbsp; I agree with the original poster, the mad rush of non-collectors to sell off their PM has really put the true hobby on the back burner at local coin shops.&nbsp; I don&#039;t consider stock piling and hoarding PMs as a hobby.&nbsp; And for those of us who dabble in or collect seriously foreign coins, it is truly sad that so many are being destroyed by clueless dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is one small coin shop in the city where I live (population 100,000).&nbsp; I used to frequent the place until about 2 years ago.&nbsp; I witnessed what I would call unethical practices involving elderly folks who were not being fairly remunerated for what they were bringing in, IMO.&nbsp; I went back to this little shop for the first time in 2 years last weekend.&nbsp; The place was teeming with people; all selling, not buying.&nbsp; There were four guys behind a small counter, running around and weighing jewelry, and shouting things back and forth about &quot;14 Karat&quot; vs. &quot;22 Karat&quot;.&nbsp; Frankly, it was a zoo, and the only thing the cases with coins were getting used for was a counter-top to line up all of the junk PM.&nbsp; Long story short, if this is what my &quot;local coin shop&quot; is going to be, then for all I care they can go out of business.&nbsp; That, or take down your shingle and put up a new one with the name &quot;Metal Exchange&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS -- When you type in <b>ALL CAPS</b> in a forum setting, it is implied that you are <b>SHOUTING</b>.&nbsp; We can get your point just fine without the letters being larger.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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