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Originally Posted by Tabe
A fair point. Is victimless fraud still fraud? I would say yes.
At the very least, the current owner is a victim even if he doesn't consider himself such.
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If someone buys a doctored card as an investment, doesn't know it is doctored, and sells it for a tidy profit, he/she is not a victim. If the person who buys it is happy with the card and also sells it for a profit, they are not a victim. There is definitely potential for some future owner of the card to become a victim, but that won't occur unless and until the doctoring of that card (asset) causes its market value to drop.
If I buy a nice looking T205 that looks a little narrow and may be trimmed, but I am happy with the card at the price I pay for it, I am also not a victim. This has, in fact, happened to me fairly recently.
The victimization of America................ To be a victim one must actually have something negative happen to them.