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Moral Dilema.......Opinons Needed

bruinvikes said:
My advice is this...


...put the entire situation in reverse, think about it and do whatever you would feel to be correct in the end of the situation. That way you don't need our advice, you would make the decision on your own.
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Nice spin....kinda feels like when you hit the local coin shop with some junk silver....and the offers you get!!!!

I'd eventually get bothered and take the little guy MD'ing for an afternoon. Let 'em have a little fun and ease my conscience a little, too!
 
What done is done it's all water under the bridge now.I've been buying selling antiques for over 20+yrs.I've never dealt with a kid,but have brought things very cheap full well knowing that it had a much greater value. The Sellers happy with price they set ,so I don't feel any guilt.Another point,I've sold items an that person flips it for more $$,everybody got to make $.
 
Hey General, you're ok. What you did was perfectly fine. You made an offer, he accepted. and if his not happy it just a good learning lesson for him. Which I doubt his even worried about.
 
Wow!! You guys are something. Why don't you guys that think it was fair just go up to kids all day and offer to trade 10 pennies for any dollar bills they have. If an adult says he wants $1.00 for a coin that's worth more its no big deal they are older and know better but a 10 year old?? Morally I think it's wrong and I am almost positive it's even illegal. Do you guys really need a 40% silver dollar that bad?? If he was your 10 year old I bet you all would be ready to kill.
 
I have bought silver on ebay from people listing it for scrap silver cost, its not my fault they dont know true value of a silver eagle or limited production coin.

Maybe you should have given him $5 for it but if you feel guilty enough go back to the store and see if you can see him, if you still feel guilty and theres a legit charity outside give them $5 then you at least paid back the gods of fate and will still find those sweet signals when your hunting

But you might not want to go walking aroung kwikmart asking everyone if they have seen any young kids, cos your looking for a few to give them some money...might not be taken as an innocent action, or you could say you ripped off some 10 year old and are feeling guilty about it....still not good but not as creepy lol
 
Find the kid, give the coin back to him and tell him that you want him to have it for his collection !! It will be a dollar you spent to ease your mind of any guilt for misleading the kid. Small price to pay for peace of mind !!
 
When I buy something, I ask you what you want for it, and that is what I give for it :)

The deal is made, and done... Enjoy you half you paid twice face value for :cool:
 
the questions are......was it really the kid's coin ?........when conducting the transaction....did the kid REALLY UNDERSTAND the value of what he was givng away?
 
My opinion, he's a child and you are an adult, you knew the value and he did not. I would have told him what it was worth and that he should keep it for his collection. If he still wanted to sell it then offer what you would pay for a 64 half. But I'm kinda not believing his story of finding it and "his" coin collection. If he knows coins he never would have sold that for a dollar. If he contacts you to sell more coins, I'd talk to his parents first.
 
Seriously? Some of you are actually justifying this with; "he named his price" or "it was a good deal" or "It's not like the kid lost out on anything". He was a child. The post clearly said the kid was no more than 10 or 11. Is silver so important that we think this is OK?
 
I have a question for those claiming no harm no foul.

If I bump into your 10 year old child and I offer him 10% of the value for the bike you just bought him and he agrees to sell it. Have I taken advantage of him? He agreed to sell. Is it different and I ask what he wants for his bike and he under values it by 90% and I give him what he asked for it.?

The coin is not a big deal, but can you really rationalize it as OK???
 
archer said:
I have a question for those claiming no harm no foul.

If I bump into your 10 year old child and I offer him 10% of the value for the bike you just bought him and he agrees to sell it. Have I taken advantage of him? He agreed to sell. Is it different and I ask what he wants for his bike and he under values it by 90% and I give him what he asked for it.?

The coin is not a big deal, you can you really rationalize it as OK???
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Well, what if a polar bear meets a rabbit and the polar bear can't find any toilet paper, so he uses the rabbit instead, was the bear in the wrong even though no one was there to see him do it?

Point being, no one bought the kids bike for 10% value, so let's stay on topic...lol
 
OZARKS said:
Well, what if a polar bear meets a rabbit and the polar bear can't find any toilet paper, so he uses the rabbit instead, was the bear in the wrong even though no one was there to see him do it?

Point being, no one bought the kids bike for 10% value, so let's stay on topic...lol
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Huh???? Polar bear... rabbit.... Now I am confused.

He asked for our opinion. I gave mine. He offered about 10% of the value. I think my analogy is valid. I just changed the scale moved it closer to home.
 
Personally I think this was a poor judgement call. The kid wasn't soliciting to sell the coin, and his ignorance can easily be justified by his age. I think it's pretty easy to agree that we all would have been upset if this was our own child.

But at the same time, since I also have silver fever, I can honestly relate to what transpired and how the event unfolded. I've spent WAY more time and money searching for the elusive silver coins than I could ever get in return!

Don't beat yourself up too bad over the transaction...hopefully in the future you both cross paths again, and the coin can be returned (along with a lesson on silver) :secret:
 
the kid doubled his money........he was only gonna get face value for it when he bought a candy bar anyway
 
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it's a half dollar. not a bike, watch, tv, or video game. who cares...:roll:
Its worth 12 bucks. If he did take it out of his dad's collection, is it the Generals fault? The kid said he found it. Not brought it from home or borrowed it from his dad.
Would it be any different if it was a 25 year old who had no idea about what its true worth was? Yeah its a kid and you kinda did one over on him, its a coin people not his mom's engagement ring. The kid has Patton's card, so if it is a big deal the parents can easily get in touch with him.

Just maybe next time if you feel so guilty about it maybe up the offer to $5. That would ease my conscious :laughing:
 
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