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Its only in the last year as the forum has grown and business members are charged higher fees  that it has become a big problem and unharmonious in my opinion.
Personally I only see it going one way if left unfettered, private individuals will just list elsewhere and stop looking in and the sales forum will simply become pages filled with dealers stock lists.

I tend to send them back when they haven't got enough horsemeat in them

I tend to send them back when they haven't got enough horsemeat in them

Surely the 'dealers sub forum' was conceived to solve this?
The trade section is for private sales, no matter your membership status.

My main gripe is that it takes me so long to field through the sales threads, I tend not to keep up to date with them and consequently miss the good buys. I haven't bought for ages via TSF sales.

That rich mans con trick is a very good watch to be fair. Albeit its in the main about the Kennedy assasination. But it does show the slieght of hand thats being used by against the masses.

Poisoned. No but the full story was here, it wasnt BP. He was going through lawsuit. Read the last few lines.
https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/inventor-of-water-powered-car-died-screaming-they-poisoned-me/

This is something that has been discussed before. Without making this topic go off topic too much, and similar to how @27carrots has stated. TSF decided in the past not to split up the trade section further as it will make it harder to browse, twice the clicking to check both sections. I did and do however agree that some sort of tag/filter/attributes system with a filter would work very well, so it is easy to filter between gold/silver etc, or even coins/bars. The problem is that the core base of the system we are using uses the tag system for the prefixes, and there is no way to easily integrate an additional filter system at present. However it is something that I would like to introduce in the future if possible  

Dear @stefffana,
I partially agree with you on the Tesla example, cause maybe I started to produce your own car that suddenly you don't want anymore. Another example, none of you has ever cancelled a hotel reservation, a plane ticket, a concert ticket or something? I guess that nobody is expecting the full amount back (in some cases the refund is even zero!).
I have also to say that, we barely charged 15% to customers, even if stated in the terms of sales. I invite all customers that wrote above to provide the order number and I can check if they have been really charged 15%... cause we get to that point when nothing else works with the customer.
We always offer a voucher to buy something else, with no expiration, otherwise we charge only 5% to cover not refundable card fees. On the other hand, if the buyer changes his mind (or is tired to wait) who has to cover the expenses created by his decision? Anyway, we compensate these small losses in many other ways, we offer worldwide free shipping for a minimum amount order, we offer loyalty points (discount vouchers) and also personal vouchers in case of unexpected problems, just to make the customer happy. I can guarantee that 5% for a cancelled order is really nothing considering all the benefits that a returning customer can have. Thank you for your thoughts!

Hello @SilverPlatinum,
the payment systems work this way: if you place an order and decide to pay by PayPal or Credit Card, the full amount of the order (that may contain coins in stock, in pre-order or a mix of both) is immediately charged by the payment system. There is nothing handled manually at order time and a shipping time.
But, let's suppose for a moment we would like to handle this manually, imagine how many customers pay by debit cards that have credit to cover the order at placement time, but could have no credit at shipping time. Furthermore, when a coin becomes available and we receive from the mint, let's say 100 pieces (average quantity for us) we have to chase at least 100 customers to ask for payments, handle refused charges etc. These are just few of the multiple issues we may have (change of minds, customers that disappear etc.).
So, for us the pre-order is fully paid and this is the only way to lock-in the price and secure the piece. We don't force anyone, if someone wants to buy when in stock, can simply come back to us when we are ready to ship and place an order then. Yes, by that time for some coins the price could be much higher or the coin sold out... that's the point of the pre-orders, pay in advance and peace of mind.
I am sure that there are many sellers that instead work the way you said, but these are our choices very clear in our terms of sale. Thank you!

@goldhunter please provide your order number (or your real name by mail or private message) so we can check what happened with your order. If the 15% fee was applied, we will offer a compensation for that because, as said, we barely strictly apply this term of sales and always try to find a compromise. In the worst case we charge just 5% cause this is the real cost for the transaction fees we are charged by the credit card payment gateway (even if you cancel your order just one minute after placement, the fees are taken by the credit card company anyway).
@GoldDiggerDave of course we will make this customer happy and now that we will participate to this forum more often, any member of this beautiful community that has any kind of problem, will have priority with a quick solution.
Have a nice weekend guys! 😊

What can I say, @PowerCoin? Well done!🤗
I am happy to see how elegant you have solved a delicate problem and how responsive you have been when a customer was unhappy.
Many thanks!
Stefan.
 

Andrew might turn state's evidence on the three adults in front of him, and become Regent

That's a very interesting topic in itself, and will be a very big debate on here when the time comes!
No, she was very popular indeed, especially after her service during the war. The biggest sales of televisions ever in the UK were for the coronation.
Interestingly, she hasn't fulfilled her Coronation Oath to uphold The Bible. In theory, if the monarchy actually means something (or else what's the point?) that calls into question the legitimacy of all the laws she's signed. Luckily the legal system all swear an oath to her, so this hasn't been challenged. But there's no doubt this is why Charles wants a different oath!

The Sovereign is and always will be gold (whatever other ridiculous gimmicks they can come up with - some of which 'work', some of which don't - both of course, to some extent, depending on your point of view). There wasn't one in silver for the Silver Jubilee, there won't be a platinum one next year. Look to the other Jubilee coins (like this year) for different variations.

The Sovereign is and always will be gold (whatever other ridiculous gimmicks they can come up with - some of which 'work', some of which don't - both of course, to some extent, depending on your point of view). There wasn't one in silver for the Silver Jubilee, there won't be a platinum one next year. Look to the other Jubilee coins (like this year) for different variations.

The Sovereign is and always will be gold (whatever other ridiculous gimmicks they can come up with - some of which 'work', some of which don't - both of course, to some extent, depending on your point of view). There wasn't one in silver for the Silver Jubilee, there won't be a platinum one next year. Look to the other Jubilee coins (like this year) for different variations.

Andrew might turn state's evidence on the three adults in front of him, and become Regent

That's a very interesting topic in itself, and will be a very big debate on here when the time comes!
No, she was very popular indeed, especially after her service during the war. The biggest sales of televisions ever in the UK were for the coronation.
Interestingly, she hasn't fulfilled her Coronation Oath to uphold The Bible. In theory, if the monarchy actually means something (or else what's the point?) that calls into question the legitimacy of all the laws she's signed. Luckily the legal system all swear an oath to her, so this hasn't been challenged. But there's no doubt this is why Charles wants a different oath!

Andrew might turn state's evidence on the three adults in front of him, and become Regent

That's a very interesting topic in itself, and will be a very big debate on here when the time comes!
No, she was very popular indeed, especially after her service during the war. The biggest sales of televisions ever in the UK were for the coronation.
Interestingly, she hasn't fulfilled her Coronation Oath to uphold The Bible. In theory, if the monarchy actually means something (or else what's the point?) that calls into question the legitimacy of all the laws she's signed. Luckily the legal system all swear an oath to her, so this hasn't been challenged. But there's no doubt this is why Charles wants a different oath!

I Love your description and appreciation of a sovereign and agree with you completely 
just a shame the reason for this Sotd isn’t so compelling as your description 😂 

To those in the know, direct from the mint sounds terrifying

That's a very interesting topic in itself, and will be a very big debate on here when the time comes!
No, she was very popular indeed, especially after her service during the war. The biggest sales of televisions ever in the UK were for the coronation.
Interestingly, she hasn't fulfilled her Coronation Oath to uphold The Bible. In theory, if the monarchy actually means something (or else what's the point?) that calls into question the legitimacy of all the laws she's signed. Luckily the legal system all swear an oath to her, so this hasn't been challenged. But there's no doubt this is why Charles wants a different oath!

I honestly can't see my self wanting to own any coin with Charles on it. I am not sure why. I think for me, the Queen is the last Royal who I have any respect for.