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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Apocalypse Cow, post: 878513, member: 24651&quot;]People by from a dealer (or in some cases are dealers themselves I&#039;m sure) then they apply some gimmick like colorization to the coin, take out a full page add and then fleece the unsuspecting public.</p><p><br /></p><p>Get rid of the dealers and people will buy direct from the mint then apply some gimmick like colorization to the coin, take out a full page add and then fleece the unsuspecting public.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem here has nothing to do with the distribution method. It is a problem with misleading advertising and a gullible public whose financial acumen is lacking. The problem that allows the bullion scammers to exist is the exact same problem that allows the Nigerian phone scammers to, and the infomercial widget sellers, and the cold call phone guys and it is the same reason my inbox is filled with spam. Everyone will occasionally make unwise choices with their money and other people will seek them out to take advantage. Changing the distribution method would not fix that.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have not seen anything like that on this forum.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a list of dealers that do such a thing, it is the phone book. </p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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