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<p>[QUOTE="Richard01, post: 107149, member: 2700"]Good for you! You absolutely did a good thing. I hate dealers that take advantage (not just dealers, but anyone) of ingorant sellers, especially the elderly who in many cases are so far removed from what the value could be, and perhaps the most reliant on recieving fair value, that they look like targets for the unscrupulous. I live near a huge retirement home. I have attended many estate sales, and yard sales where they are terrified to put out the coins because they know people will try to rip them off. I often offer to sit down with a grey sheet and a red book and help them understand what they have. I love looking at the coins, so its time well spent, and a little education goes a long way. </p><p>Ripping people off on their coins seems to be a standard tactic in many cases for some coin dealers. Sad, but true. Stopping it is a pleasure! Who cares if you ****ed off a dealer. He was just mad because he was about to make a bunch of money at someone elses expense and you stopped him. Too bad.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Richard01, post: 107149, member: 2700"]Good for you! You absolutely did a good thing. I hate dealers that take advantage (not just dealers, but anyone) of ingorant sellers, especially the elderly who in many cases are so far removed from what the value could be, and perhaps the most reliant on recieving fair value, that they look like targets for the unscrupulous. I live near a huge retirement home. I have attended many estate sales, and yard sales where they are terrified to put out the coins because they know people will try to rip them off. I often offer to sit down with a grey sheet and a red book and help them understand what they have. I love looking at the coins, so its time well spent, and a little education goes a long way. Ripping people off on their coins seems to be a standard tactic in many cases for some coin dealers. Sad, but true. Stopping it is a pleasure! Who cares if you ****ed off a dealer. He was just mad because he was about to make a bunch of money at someone elses expense and you stopped him. Too bad.[/QUOTE]
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