That is true, Nutloose, as I said, I used to be one of those trading in them (although I was once called a "trafficker" by someone with the same opinion as Newt).
The worst case I ever had was when someone came into my shop to sell me some medals. The chap said that they were his late father's and they wanted to get everything cleared out as quickly as possible as they were going home immediately after the funeral, which was the next day!
I usually made a point of offering as good a price as I could when buying medals, especially when it was the recipient himself selling them, but on this occasion I made the most derisory offer I thought I could get away with.
Btw Newt, I fully respect that you have the opinion you do on the medal trade, it's just that I don't happen to share it.