[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jim W:
I have found it is best just to expose these sellers to my friends and fellow collectors.
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I agree, however when a dealer knows an item it bad and keeps trying to pass it off as good by using his reputation, this is fraud and people can go to jail for this. Money is the root cause. Oddly some of my collector buddies are �scared � to speak out as there is a click of people that watch each others backs. Many SR. Collectors stated the same people get away with this crap time and time again, year after year.
Bottom line, deal with people who you can trust, There are several great honest dealers-collectors. IMO 90% of them are ok to deal with. It�s a few bad apples that have tarnished the hobby, word is out, we know who they are. They have no one to blame but themselves.

I rarely post on GD.com anymore, think I will stop again as I have said too much already.