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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1516025, member: 112"]In my opinion, that's all any of us can offer, what you did was not out of line. By the same token I don't think it was very smart either. At least not for a potential buyer.</p><p><br /></p><p>What you did in researching the coin was smart and that is what everybody should do. It would open their eyes for one thing for it is quite common for coins to be purchased on Heritage and then resold a short time later on ebay for considerably more than was paid on Heritage.</p><p><br /></p><p>But that's not the point really. The point is that when you are buying a coin you do not tell the seller what you know or do not know. To do that places you, as the buyer, at a distinct disadvantage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Think of it this way, if you are coin shop and you see a coin that is priced as a common variety, or it is graded 1 grade low, do you tell the seller that you know the coin is scarce variety or that it is under-graded ? No, of course not ! </p><p><br /></p><p>Same thing with this situation. It simply isn't smart to give away any advantage you may have as a buyer. You keep that to yourself. And if the deal works for you fine, if it doesn't you walk away knowing you did not make a foolish mistake.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1516025, member: 112"]In my opinion, that's all any of us can offer, what you did was not out of line. By the same token I don't think it was very smart either. At least not for a potential buyer. What you did in researching the coin was smart and that is what everybody should do. It would open their eyes for one thing for it is quite common for coins to be purchased on Heritage and then resold a short time later on ebay for considerably more than was paid on Heritage. But that's not the point really. The point is that when you are buying a coin you do not tell the seller what you know or do not know. To do that places you, as the buyer, at a distinct disadvantage. Think of it this way, if you are coin shop and you see a coin that is priced as a common variety, or it is graded 1 grade low, do you tell the seller that you know the coin is scarce variety or that it is under-graded ? No, of course not ! Same thing with this situation. It simply isn't smart to give away any advantage you may have as a buyer. You keep that to yourself. And if the deal works for you fine, if it doesn't you walk away knowing you did not make a foolish mistake.[/QUOTE]
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