Updated! ..conversation W/ Bank Manager .. Dump Treasures

Then I gather that you as a collector have never received something worth more than face value in change from a transaction? (be it silver, a Wheat cent or Buffalo...anything at all) And if you did and did not return it...you would be as dishonest as you claim "Joe" is. (by your standards)
Joe could just sit in his office and let the customers finish dumping their coins and leave before retrieving the silver. There is nothing dishonest about that. Nobody forced these people to use the Coinstar. But he is being dishonest by giving them twice what the machine was going to give them?

Years ago I was doing roofing, gutters, siding and such. Put a new roof on a big old house. Customer then wants a quote on them newfangled seamless gutters. Give them a price and do the job.

So what?

The gutters we ripped down were solid copper half round. 700 feet of it. (Did I mention this was a big house?) Customer asked if it would cost extra to haul it away when he saw the huge twisted pile of metal in his yard. We took it away for free though.

I guess the key question here is whether or not it is ok to profit off some one else's ignorance of coins and value. I know that some collectors boast of going to an estate sale or garage sale and virtually stealing coins and collections because the people selling them had no knowledge of coins or value. To me it is a matter of degree. If I make a shrewd buy from a coin dealer (and believe me I try) well than good for me. The coin dealer knows, or should know, the value of what he is selling. If I exploit the general public's lack of knowledge to add to my own collection and profit, than I have just piled on to the poor reputation that this hobby has for ethics. More importantly I have harmed myself. Maybe Bernie Madoff started off with these petty dishonesties. Who knows?

if I where to have a coin shop next to bank wold be Ideal

AND... RATMAN WINS!! lol

The recent horror movie, "Drag Me to Hell" has this theme as part of the plot.

Joe is in an enviable position as far as I am concerned. As long as he is not stealing I see nothing wrong with his actions. I just wish I was in his position; it's like making an extra 12K a year!

Snowman states "I work in a pharmacy. What does this mean for me? " in answer, ( I feel to my statement " when you work in a Bakery, you take home bread.( This is a benefit for the employee for working there because the bread would go bad if left be or thrown away.)
I just used this phrase for an example, this is one phrase I have heard all of my life .

I feel this topic has some very interesting opinions and also feel some where along the way (life), some people have lost the do unto to others as you would have done to you theory.

I see some very passionate answers, I like this, and think some people have lost the sense of the 'honorable' thing to do, not what is best for me and justify it to others with an example of the lack of honor or respect for others, almost like "you did not know, so you are at a loss, or I was there and you were not.

As a group involved in coin collecting, I would think the hobby has a poor reputation as it is from seedy people trying to take advantage of others and we again as a group, IMO, should be doing what we can to re-build this attitude towards our fellow man.

I also believe this manager should not be allowed to do this, here's a thought, would it be unheard of for a bank manager, with Numismatic knowledge, to "fully assist" other's with their coinage, meaning have this manager inform the customer of exactly what the customer has, as a service to the bank/customer.

I know this is a out of the ordinary service, but the concept is unique to the industry, as opposed to the original poster's topic........