Not What I Expected

Yea I would be a little upset but give them a chance..I've done business on ebay for years and only once did I not receive my purchase and they made it good; so no complaints with them. As far as dealers I have had errors in my shipments and have had them made good and postage paid both ways by them so be patient and see what happens. If not complain to ebay.

I heard back from the seller. She said they goofed and sent the coin I won to the auction winner of another 1928-S Lincoln Cent, a winner who now won't send the coin back.

They've offered me a refund on the coin and return shipping (it was free shipping in the auction).

While it seems strange to me that they would have already have had time to contact the other person and find out they weren't going to return the coin (the seller emailed me back in less than an hour), I don't think that I really have any other options other than return the coin for a refund.

Any suggestions on other options than simply returning the coin?

I can't prove that this is anything other than an honest mistake, but hate losing such a nice coin won at a very favorable price.

Classic bait and switch.

There really isn't much you can do besides returning the coin. What I would do is keep the coin you got, get rid of that gunk with some acetone, and keep it as a reminder that ebay sellers can be dishonest. Enjoy your collecting.

You have no options other than to send it back -- or keep it and accept a partial refund. The so-called buyer he sent it to by mistake is not part of your transaction and he can do what he wants.

Most honest sellers would refund your money and tell you to keep the coin... I am skeptical it was an honest mistake when they expect you to package the coin and return it.

I played around in ebay for a bit looking for those two auctions and came up empty. Before you give your seller feedback, see if she did indeed sell the coin you received in another auction. That would lend credibility to her story.

Google reverse image searches were also fruitless for me.

Good luck in the future.

I've sent the coin back for a refund. I checked the seller's other offerings and he does have yet another 1928-S Lincoln listed, so I guess it was an honest mistake.

Wow, I understand your disappointment. 1928D Lincolns with ANY red are tough to find. However, I somewhat agree with Conder, the surfaces look a little funny in the given pictures. It could just be poor photography, easy enough to tell because a coin with that much red should have some cartwheel luster left....but you'll never know...too bad.