I hate it when crooks take advantage of a tight knit group of people who are used to dealing with honest members. I used to work with a banker who traded in metals, coins, stamps and the like as collateral for loans.
It was common, back then, to seal a deal with a simple handshake. Everyone knew everyone in the business and some transactions at that level were in the millions. I was able to handle and view some of the finest coin collections in the world, not to mention Jerry Buss's personal stamp collection that he leveraged to get Wayne Gretzky.
And all it took was a phone call, a fax, and the deal went on without a hitch. Contracts were mostly boilerplate (always in the banks favor). I miss those times just for the honesty.
All the best,
Nonoise
It was common, back then, to seal a deal with a simple handshake. Everyone knew everyone in the business and some transactions at that level were in the millions. I was able to handle and view some of the finest coin collections in the world, not to mention Jerry Buss's personal stamp collection that he leveraged to get Wayne Gretzky.
And all it took was a phone call, a fax, and the deal went on without a hitch. Contracts were mostly boilerplate (always in the banks favor). I miss those times just for the honesty.
All the best,
Nonoise