A Coin Shop I Will Never Go Back To.

False supposition. If the OP had not tried do an off-Ebay transaction, there would be two less threads on the forum adressing this matter. So yes, the OP is at fault as well and all in the name of avoiding ebay fees and getting a "better deal"...

I agree that moving the transaction off ebay was perhaps not the best thing to do in terms of buyer protection, but from what I understand from this and from the previous post, it seems to me that two people entered into a business arrangement, one of them lived up to their end of the bargain and the other did not. That's what I mean when I said the OP was not at fault.

Look at one more angle...

Suppose you owned a coin shop and had a stranger call you and ask for a letter giving your expert opinion. How do you know the caller is legit? How can you tell the caller is not working on some ebay scandal himself and is trying to include your expertise?

Nowadays in our sue happy society, we all suffer b/c kind actions that used to be the norm sometimes end up meaning the good Samaritan can get sued for everything they own. I remember taking a CPR class where the instructor told us outright that we could be sued, and probably lose, if anything was perceived as going wrong when administering CPR! You try to help save a life and lose everything you have.

Not a pretty picture/world the sue-hounds and ridiculous judges/lawyers who award/fight for non-legit cases have put us into.

If you purchased 40 Morgans, and this clown sent you Ike's, he should be charged with felony fraud charges. This is what I am talking about, where are the Feds when this nonsense happens! He should spend some time in prison.

I am going to take the stance that the coin shop owner did nothing wrong. I worked in and ran a coin shop, and time is money. With the wealth of information concerning these coins available on the internet and through trade publications (ie RedBook, coin price magazines, etc), it wouldn't be too hard to put something together from a well recognized source showing the difference between the two. So not only is it taking up his valuable time with nothing to show he is going to gain your business (you said yourself you dont go there often and you did your buying somewhere else) then he has every right to decline your offer. As someone else pointed out, that is litigous society so who's to say that something he put together with his shop name on it won't come back to bite him for a libel claim of some sort. My point is this...until you have been on the other side of the counter (i.e. you are the owner of your own shop and put in this situation) you can't really accurately see his side of the story or see why he would decline your request.

Edit: with that said, that's really unfortunate that you got burned on the deal and are now having to fight to get it corrected. It amazes me what some will do to make a quick few dollars.

Again Paypal states that Third Party information will not be released. Short of somoene getting a court summons and a supena for the release of the statement it wouldn't come back to him.

Yes his time is valuable, but like I said I have bought coins from him before and would have again. Let just say he said, "yeah I'll type up a letter" I would be in his shop waiting the whole time it was being done.

I think like some other have said I am just more upset with the attitude of the guy. I also do not know why the name of the shop was removed. People here have asked questions about coin shops before and people have said bad things without them being removed. Oh well, I will let it go. I found another coin shop who didn't have a problem typing up the letter. I will visit him tomorrow and I am sure I will buy some coins. Maybe some Morgans :)

I hope you get a favorable response from Paypal.

As I see the letter act as a verification to continue processing claim, the case can carry on.
I be interested what the outcome be from Payapl.

And I would look at it with a different perspective, it's another lesson you have just learn from life.
Now, if the first dealer would agree to type up the letter for you in the beginning, would you go back and buy some coins from him?

I see a lot of different opinions here. Mine would be, you were the
one that was there. If you didn't like how you were treated, then of course
you have the right to not do business with him in the future. But of course
the shop owner should have the right to do business the way he likes, even
if it costs him future business.

Seems like it would not have been to hard to get someone to type up a letter
stating what the price of 40 Morgan dollars would have been on that day, and what the
value of the 40 Ike dollar you received.

Not sure what you paid but, on July 8th I bought two rols of mixed Morgan and Peace dollars for $1120.00,
I think 40 Ike dollars will be worth right around face, unless they were
40% Ikes. So the difference will be over $1000.00, not sure but isn't that a felony.
If you have not done it, I think calling your State police department would be on my list.