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Re: COINS STILL FOR SALE!!!

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From: Glenn A. Mclain
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 19:27
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In article <1995Jan10.172353.16365@MITL.Research.Panasonic.COM> teri@ATVL.Research.Panasonic.COM writes:
>These flames are really getting out of hand. I've been called
>a cheat, a liar, a con-man (even though I'm a woman), and in
>one particularly interesting e-mail, a "fucking whore". Why?
>Because my husband died and I have the audacity to try and
>sell his personal coin collection that I know nothing about.
>Excuse me, I apologize for my ignorance when it comes to coin
>collecting, but I'm not going to waste my time taking courses
>in the subject just to sell a small collection of coins. And
>I'm not going to waste my friends' time (the one who owns
>the coin store) by going back to him and spending another day
>grading all of these coins. I do not know how to grade coins.

	Didn't you slam Tim Branson for not doing his homework?

>that I'm not knowledgeable about coin collecting. I left it
>up to the potential buyer to take the chance. I did not
>falsify information, I didn't lie or cheat anyone, and the
>only thing I'm guilty of is ignorance. I also get plenty of
>about this crap, and I'm certainly not going to take the

	I also seem to remember you saying that it is the sellers 
responsibility to provide the necessary and pertinent information to 
potential buyers.

>(Funny how it's only those who have no interest in
>purchasing the coins that have a problem with it). Those

	That was exactly MY point when you kept fanning the Barbi flame war,
last month.  Seems that the roles are reversed now.  Of course this kind 
of controversy is nothing new to you, is it? ;)

Glenn.....
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From: gmclain@lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu (Glenn A. Mclain)
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Subject: Re: COINS STILL FOR SALE!!!
Date: 10 Jan 1995 19:27:13 GMT
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