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Forget the ethics! Let's play dirty.
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It seems like every day there is a new thread on ethics so here, spill the beans. What is the most unethical thing YOU have done that has something to do with coins that you later regretted or even that you didn't regret, depending on what kind of person you are. ![image](https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif)
We're all sinners, don't be shy. Something tells me I'm going to get very few replies to this thread.
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We're all sinners, don't be shy. Something tells me I'm going to get very few replies to this thread.
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What did I do? I said you sure? He say's "if you don't want it give it back." I then showed him what he had handed me. True story. And I've felt bad I didn't keep it ever since.
You probably thought coming from me it was gonna be a real bad story huh?
A guy at work sold me five 1994 proof(clad) sets still sealed in a box.Payed him,took the coins home and opened the box.Surprize,five silver sets.
Sorry,couldn't burn the guy,gave'm back and got a refund,he was happy.
Is that ethical? No one said done deal but it was paid for in cash.
I guess that's not unethical so much as just plain mean.
There are alot of people here that do that so I know even if you don't talk about it, you do it to.
Cherry picking classic coins [other then morgans] isn't as easy as it used to be [less to pick from]
I still see the dealer who sold me a raw Saint for 63 money that I made a 64 from in 89 at the larger local show and I always check his raw coins first.
I would have a real problem taking a widow or a kid to the cleaners to make some money, but doing that to some of the dealers I remember from 30 years ago would not cause me to lose any sleep.
Les
Bought the coin raw at a certain grade and sent it to one of the Big 3 and it did not get the grade. When it came back it was cracked out and a little work was done on it then it was resubmitted to a different Big 3 service and got the grade I really thought it deserved.
Still to this day I regret doing this but I cannot do anything about the problem because the coin was sold to a person that was not known. Now the thought of doing this again never enters my mind.
Was I unethical.......yes I was.
Ken
Not so much an ethical lapse but poor judgement and a lesson in humility and respect which I have not forgotten.
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
Then one day he had a really nice coin (don't remember exactly what it was) that I thought should have cost $50 easily, and he said he got it for $5. At that moment I had a flash of insight and realized what was going on - he was stealing coins, not buying them. I confronted him and he admitted it.
And I continued to go to shows with him, knowing what he was doing. I wanted to go to coin shows so badly I didn't do anything about it.
New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.
The next week I was able to contact the guy I purchased the coin from and told him I needed to talk to him about the error he sold me (I know this made him a little nervous about the authenticity of the coin). I stopped by his house with $3000 in cash and gave it to him explaining the situation. The next week he showed up at my shop with 3 boxes filled with coins he wanted to sell.
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