<< <i>This sounds like an urban legend called the "Little Old Lady with lots of silver".
Either she takes it into a bank and a teller gives her face value or the "pawn shop" does something similar.
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Im voting "real" on this story. It really does happen every day. People getting ripped on both the buying and selling sides of the equation because they put in little to zero effort in research or shopping around. This particular lady was too lazy to shop her stuff around, and too lazy to research what she had. I dont feel bad for her in the least......im actually smiling right now. >>
I don't think ive read a sleazier post than this in my time here and ive seen more than a few. >>
<< <i>"BINGO! Gecko-Boy outed. IMO, the only reason you "notified" HJB/Tom of the bullion sale 'mishap' was you knew they'd figure out the salesman's mistake soon enough."
Wrong again kiddo. The coin (3 of the same type) was bought in over the counter AS BULLION, and then offered to me AS BULLION + a small premium. But Since I knew that the fair market value of this particular coin was WELL above its bullion value, I kindly imformed Tom that his offer price to sell them to me was too low. I told him precisely what these were currently selling for and he asked how much I wanted to pay. I threw out an offer of about double what he was originally asking, and he accepted. My integrity is as high or higher than anyone in this forum. I havent ripped a single person off in my life....but those are MY values. I cannot be held responsible for what other people do on either the buy or sell side.....thats THEIR business. And if a buyer or seller fails to do at least the very basic research before pulling the trigger.....shame on them, no sympathy. >>
<< <i>You hypocrites talk about "values". What about the most basic of all values......BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS?
Nobody forced this lady into that particular shop. Nobody forced her to sell at 3x. She did it on her own free will....and now she is the victim? You people make me sick, and you represent all thats become wrong with this nation.
We all make mistakes.....this lady made one. It cost her. But its no different than any other poor financial deal you or I have made in our lives. The only difference is we sucked it up....learned from our mistake (hopefully)...and moved on. We didnt cry about how unfairly we were treated or how so and so ripped us off.
Take some PERSONAL responsibility people! >>
A$$hole. Don't be surprised when you are ripped off when you are old and possibly sick. The law of the jungle.
<< <i>So you think a member who has been on these boards for almost 8 years would just stroll in and make up a story like this? Whats the motivation? And because he didnt ask the "little old lady's" name, or disclose what pawn shop, or the exact atomic time this rip happened....the story is BS? Really? >>
Yes. He's a jerk. Yes. And now for your final question, Yes.
I've made three requests to the poster, who was so upset that he just had to vent, to name the pawn shop. Naming the pawn shop is, in my opinion at least, an extremely simple and minimal request, and yet… Nothing. Of course, if it didn't happen, and he named a real pawn shop on a public forum, he could be sued, successfully, for libel. And if he gave a fake pawn shop name, it would quickly be discovered by a simple Google search. So I suppose he has assumed the best course of action is to not reply at all. And if I had done something similarly stupid, just because I enjoyed seeing people express their outrage, I'd probably want to avoid being charged with libel as well.
I'll say one thing for him though. He managed to get Darksiders to treat each other the same way they do each other on the Light Side.
"I'll say one thing for him though. He managed to get Darksiders to treat each other the same way they do each other on the Light Side. "
I have to disagree , what few world coin guys that have posted are all pretty much singing from the same page here.One or two forum members who don't regularly frequent this board have disrupted the tranquility , yes.
Questor , you made me laugh man..now when i see "gecko" i read Gollum.
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<< <i>This sounds like an urban legend called the "Little Old Lady with lots of silver".
Either she takes it into a bank and a teller gives her face value
or the "pawn shop" does something similar.
Im voting "real" on this story. It really does happen every day. People getting ripped on both the buying and selling sides of the equation because they put in little to zero effort in research or shopping around. This particular lady was too lazy to shop her stuff around, and too lazy to research what she had. I dont feel bad for her in the least......im actually smiling right now. >>
I don't think ive read a sleazier post than this in my time here and ive seen more than a few. >>
<< <i>"BINGO! Gecko-Boy outed. IMO, the only reason you "notified" HJB/Tom of the bullion sale 'mishap' was you knew they'd figure out the salesman's mistake soon enough."
Wrong again kiddo. The coin (3 of the same type) was bought in over the counter AS BULLION, and then offered to me AS BULLION + a small premium. But Since I knew that the fair market value of this particular coin was WELL above its bullion value, I kindly imformed Tom that his offer price to sell them to me was too low. I told him precisely what these were currently selling for and he asked how much I wanted to pay. I threw out an offer of about double what he was originally asking, and he accepted. My integrity is as high or higher than anyone in this forum. I havent ripped a single person off in my life....but those are MY values. I cannot be held responsible for what other people do on either the buy or sell side.....thats THEIR business. And if a buyer or seller fails to do at least the very basic research before pulling the trigger.....shame on them, no sympathy. >>
A$$hole.
<< <i>You hypocrites talk about "values". What about the most basic of all values......BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS?
Nobody forced this lady into that particular shop. Nobody forced her to sell at 3x. She did it on her own free will....and now she is the victim? You people make me sick, and you represent all thats become wrong with this nation.
We all make mistakes.....this lady made one. It cost her. But its no different than any other poor financial deal you or I have made in our lives. The only difference is we sucked it up....learned from our mistake (hopefully)...and moved on. We didnt cry about how unfairly we were treated or how so and so ripped us off.
Take some PERSONAL responsibility people! >>
A$$hole. Don't be surprised when you are ripped off when you are old and possibly sick. The law of the jungle.
Quick! Someone tell Frank that some opinions/beliefs will differ from his own.....before he kills himself over an opinion expressed on a forum.
<< <i>9 posts in a row? Looks like I might have reached someone.
Quick! Someone tell Frank that some opinions/beliefs will differ from his own.....before he kills himself over an opinion expressed on a forum.
You are really some kind of sick, warped and disgusting creature.
<< <i>And im right here in Chicago with you. Imagine that! >>
I knew something was stinking up the city.
Indeed the laws of the jungle heading our way.
<< <i>So you think a member who has been on these boards for almost 8 years would just stroll in and make up a story like this? Whats the motivation? And because he didnt ask the "little old lady's" name, or disclose what pawn shop, or the exact atomic time this rip happened....the story is BS? Really? >>
Yes. He's a jerk. Yes. And now for your final question, Yes.
I've made three requests to the poster, who was so upset that he just had to vent, to name the pawn shop. Naming the pawn shop is, in my opinion at least, an extremely simple and minimal request, and yet… Nothing. Of course, if it didn't happen, and he named a real pawn shop on a public forum, he could be sued, successfully, for libel. And if he gave a fake pawn shop name, it would quickly be discovered by a simple Google search. So I suppose he has assumed the best course of action is to not reply at all. And if I had done something similarly stupid, just because I enjoyed seeing people express their outrage, I'd probably want to avoid being charged with libel as well.
I'll say one thing for him though. He managed to get Darksiders to treat each other the same way they do each other on the Light Side.
I have to disagree , what few world coin guys that have posted are all pretty much singing from the same page here.One or two forum members who don't regularly frequent this board have disrupted the tranquility , yes.
Questor , you made me laugh man..now when i see "gecko" i read Gollum.