How To Best Handle Suspected Prevarication.

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Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 6:24 pm Poll Question prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth, a lie falsehood, untruth, falsity - a false statement, a falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts I have recently seen an occasion of a person representing that he/she owns a certain coin (bought a a "deep discount"). I then noticed the exact coin being offered for sale on ebay. The picture of the coin had had the background altered but it obviously was the same coin. By an observation of the names being used by the two parties, it was obvious they were not the same entity. (The names included geographical references that precluded them being from the same location). So it was easy to come to the conclusion, the poster of the coin did not own the coin and had, probably, in fact never owned the coin. The poster was merely looking for some undeserved admiration and praise for his/her amazing ability to do all the right things to own this incredible coin. Now. How best for one of us to handle this. Please choose an option. Poll Choices Don't worry about it. People will recognize a blowhard. PM the poster and handle it one-on-one. Let one of the Moderators handle it. Let Bobby or Susan (CCF Dad & Mom) handle it. Call him/her out on it and demand an apology. Edited by Moe145 11/27/2009 6:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff

xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 7:15 pm It all depends on the situation, I think. However.. most of the time, the person ends up outing themselves. Some people just never grow out of the one-upmanship game. Report this Post to the Staff
xshift Pillar of the Community United States 2669 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 7:19 pm Meant to add.. sometimes a post to the article in question that you believe is the coin originally posted can be enlightening, especially if you just ask about it. There are circumstances that others may not be aware of that, once brought to light, could explain things. Report this Post to the Staff
Saruma Pillar of the Community United States 968 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 10:44 pm I think calling them out and demanding an apology is too strong a way to go, but it is the only public option you mention. I'd probably try to find a way to bring it up but give the guy a way to try and save face (even if no one will believe him). Something like "did you buy it from this guy? [insert ebay link], because it looks like he's got another coin that is nearly identical to yours!" or "I see you are using the same image as in this [link] auction here. Let us know if you need any photography advice since we'd love to see the actual coin you bought, instead of just an example." Report this Post to the Staff
jokingjoker Pillar of the Community United States 2150 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 10:48 pm Ive also noticed this, and the person in question has done it twice on two different posts. Stating the coins were owned by them, when in fact they are both still on ebay, up for auction by the same seller. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 11/28/2009 01:16 am Moe , I'm going to lock this thread please forward the info to the mods for review. even if true this is not a good way to deal with it, I do agree with the post in the other thread though. Report this Post to the Staff
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