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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 647518, member: 13650&quot;]coinman,&nbsp; I have to agree with Jim.&nbsp; It would only be a matter of time before disputes would arise.&nbsp; Realistically, most of us are not family or friends, but acquaintances at best.&nbsp; Unfortunately, people change when it comes to money.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s one thing if you&#039;re auctioning brand new, unopened motor oil or a brand new camera from the factory.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; By nature, coins can be a touchy subject with people with unique histories, conditions, prices, etc...&nbsp;&nbsp; Most dealers I see at the shows are a bunch of grumpy old men anyway who should have retired long ago.&nbsp; There will be many opinions involved.&nbsp;&nbsp; You&#039;d probably need (another) hidden forum, specially made for people to go have it out in, with the mods being referees (which most would never want to go to that forum because they can&#039;t take the stress so they may avoid auctions altogether in time).</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; You have to realize that it would only take one bad deal to go wrong with a popular dealer or member here for everything to blow up.&nbsp; Then everybody would get involved and may end up not wanting to use it.&nbsp; There could be a thousand smooth transactions but when that &#039;one&#039; goes bad, that&#039;s all everybody will hear about and dwell on.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I support it as long as the moderators know what to expect and are prepared to deal with the results, years after it is implemented.&nbsp; Some disputes may not be easy to settle.&nbsp; &nbsp; How is the open forum handled now?&nbsp; Is cointalk completely hands off?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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