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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1777625, member: 56859&quot;]I&#039;ll take a stab at answering.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In a nutshell, collectible coins are not necessary for life.&nbsp; They are not food, shelter, clothing, health, etc.&nbsp; A fair price is whatever someone is willing to pay for it.&nbsp; How much profit is &#039;fair&#039; for the seller?&nbsp; &#039;Fair&#039; has no relevance to that question.&nbsp; The coin is worth whatever someone will pay for it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Cherrypicking-- no problem.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see how that is an ethical issue; it is the behavior of an educated buyer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unethical:&nbsp; misrepresenting what you are selling,&nbsp; by description, photo, or whatever.&nbsp; Tacking on fees that are not explicitly stated prior to the transaction would also be unethical.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Gradeflation:&nbsp; as the saying goes, &#039;buy the coin, not the holder&#039;.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Advertising coins as investments:&nbsp; whatever... it&#039;s the buyer&#039;s responsibility to understand the value of what is being purchased, and to understand that markets and values are unpredictable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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