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<p>[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 864028, member: 1262"]I've seen this a lot too. People purchase lots at estate auctions (with photos, important paperwork, and other personal mementos that the family should appreciate) and then they try to return them to the family are met with hostility. One of the times a family member of a deceased gentleman said "that shit is out there in the yard to be sold because I put it there" when questioned why documents with his mothers social security # and other identifying info were in a box lot. Often families are out of state and tell the auctioneer to get rid of it all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Local coin dealers are often the place where people tying to hawk their families' war medals often turn. I've seen the coin shop owner turning down a sale of war medals on several occasions. I've heard stories of these medals being pitched in the nearest trash can after they leave.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joe2007, post: 864028, member: 1262"]I've seen this a lot too. People purchase lots at estate auctions (with photos, important paperwork, and other personal mementos that the family should appreciate) and then they try to return them to the family are met with hostility. One of the times a family member of a deceased gentleman said "that shit is out there in the yard to be sold because I put it there" when questioned why documents with his mothers social security # and other identifying info were in a box lot. Often families are out of state and tell the auctioneer to get rid of it all. Local coin dealers are often the place where people tying to hawk their families' war medals often turn. I've seen the coin shop owner turning down a sale of war medals on several occasions. I've heard stories of these medals being pitched in the nearest trash can after they leave.[/QUOTE]
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