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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;spock1k, post: 1777609, member: 7043&quot;]Recently there has been a lot of talks about ethics.&nbsp; ethics about buying coins selling coins etc.&nbsp; Are ethics just a bunch of gray or are there universal ares of black and white?&nbsp; hopefully this thread will bring out a lot of different views on the subject.&nbsp; So the reader can eventually see different viewpoints and gather enough evidence to make good ethical choices.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am not going to post any of my experiences or thoughts to bias the thread one way or another just a bunch of questions.&nbsp; Readers can add to the questions and discuss.&nbsp; Hopefully there will be no personal attacks on the respondents for their ethical questions and hopefully the mods will help to make sure that the thread does not degenerate. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul> <li>How much of a dealer profit is ethical?&nbsp; 10% 20% 100%.?&nbsp; If someone lists a coin on ebay knowing full well that they will get more money there then anywhere else is that ethical?&nbsp; Is not doing that dumb even if you start at 99 cents?</li> <li>Is selling at auction houses the only ethical option?&nbsp; What about sellers who negotiate part of the BP into their sale price is that ethical?</li> <li>It is generally said that there are more ignorant buyers and they get taken advantage of most of the time.&nbsp; so are we trying to say this is an unethical business as a majority of the transactions are people getting ripped off.</li> <li>Some people have more influence than others in this business.&nbsp; They use their opinions to influence the industry.&nbsp; There are also some dealers collectors who have been labelled scam artists due to their past records.&nbsp; If they decide to sober up will they be given another chance/ should they be given another chance?</li> <li>Cherry picking happens both on the buyer as well as the seller side.&nbsp; Are one/both ethical?</li> <li>If we say ethics are personal and differ from person to person then how can we call anyone else ethical/unethical?</li> <li>Is gradeflation ethical? Why or why not?</li> <li>Coins are poor investments yet a lot of people make money on coins by advertising them as investments.&nbsp; Are they really bad investments and are all people making the claim of coins to be good investments unethical?</li> </ul><p><br /></p><p>Just some thoughts i was having and i decided it would be good to post them here for a discussion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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