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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3662102, member: 27832"]Calm down there, Chris. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>To <i>me</i>, the term <i>wear</i> means that you can't sell a coin for what it could have been worth -- in other words, worn coins trade at a discount to MS coins. Doe that mean "you'll have to lie in order to dump it on someone else"?</p><p><br /></p><p>To me, the term "cleaned" <i>sometimes</i> means that I can get a coin that's still reasonably appealing, and that I wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. Improper cleaning causes damage, but "damaged" does not mean "destroyed".</p><p><br /></p><p>I know this is an unpopular opinion, or at least that most people would be embarrassed to state it. But I also know that I'm not the only one who holds it, because even coins that are damaged still sell regularly -- just at a discount.</p><p><br /></p><p>I say this as someone who's sold damaged coins, always with a clear description of the damage and photos that <i>exaggerate</i> the damage. They still sell.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some might claim that I'm "taking advantage" of people who don't realize that cleaned coins can't be sold. First of all, "cleaned coins only sell to people who don't realize that cleaned coins don't sell" is clearly a silly argument. Second, when someone tells me that (for example) "I'm finishing a set of holed proof Trade dollars", I'm inclined to assume that they <i>do</i> know what they're doing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3662102, member: 27832"]Calm down there, Chris. :rolleyes: To [I]me[/I], the term [I]wear[/I] means that you can't sell a coin for what it could have been worth -- in other words, worn coins trade at a discount to MS coins. Doe that mean "you'll have to lie in order to dump it on someone else"? To me, the term "cleaned" [I]sometimes[/I] means that I can get a coin that's still reasonably appealing, and that I wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. Improper cleaning causes damage, but "damaged" does not mean "destroyed". I know this is an unpopular opinion, or at least that most people would be embarrassed to state it. But I also know that I'm not the only one who holds it, because even coins that are damaged still sell regularly -- just at a discount. I say this as someone who's sold damaged coins, always with a clear description of the damage and photos that [I]exaggerate[/I] the damage. They still sell. Some might claim that I'm "taking advantage" of people who don't realize that cleaned coins can't be sold. First of all, "cleaned coins only sell to people who don't realize that cleaned coins don't sell" is clearly a silly argument. Second, when someone tells me that (for example) "I'm finishing a set of holed proof Trade dollars", I'm inclined to assume that they [I]do[/I] know what they're doing.[/QUOTE]
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