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I noticed that it looked like the same Obverse pic. But, I couldn't see a reverse pic to compare. I'm going to look at all of my 09s a lot harder now! It looks like a new variety "a Camo-S". It's actually a really cool coin.
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Horribly corroded coin and easy to miss the 'S' mint mark ... I would not pay the original buyers price for it.
Suggest that you rest easy .... likely paid much less than the winning bid .. note this as a learning opportunity.
David
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Quote:It's interesting that this one is in MUCH better shape and is only at $90 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1909-S-Indi...361950273149The more mine goes up the more curse words I will be inventing! It is higher now. The high bidder on your old coin now for sale by sanfranciscocoins is a***2 (598) and they show 4 Bid Retractions in the last 30 days.  One of the hallmarks of a shill are bid retractions. |
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The bad word filter would filter out what I have to say about the buyer (now seller). I buy coins to flip all of the time, but I will NEVER use the seller's pictures, even if they are better than mine. That is a whole level of low and pathetic that I would not even touch.
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Every single dealer gets cherrypicked from time to time... No use worrying about something you can't do anything about... The worst is when you accidentally forget to change the price when creating similar listing, and end up listing a $300 coin for $175... And having it sell 3 minutes later before you noticed you mispriced...
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Hi DTrain. Sorry for you, but hopefully this will prove to be a relatively inexpensive lesson and save you far more in the future. As a side benefit you have joined the CCF and that is a great thing. Stick around and enjoy. I disagree with the sentiment of anger and judgement being passed on the buyer at least regarding the buy. (I agree that he should wait until he receives it in hand and Take his own pictures. But that is his business.) Many of us here enjoy a good cherrypick and, indeed congratulate each other on our successful finds. Every cherry pick has a "victim" who wishes they had only known or noticed the DDR or the badly worn mint mark or whatever else it may be. While there may be some people who would let the dealer know of their mistake, and they are commendable, one cannot judge anyone who takes advantage of the "deal". There you have my Two Cents. |
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Words to live by: Always try to be the cherrypicker, not the cherrypickee.
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If this miserable, corroded coin can be considered a "cherry pick" then I'm in the wrong orchard.  |
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Eh, different viewpoints, I suppose. I'd be glad to have this coin -- it's got a mintage of 309k, less than the fabled 1909S VDB LWC. In terms of value, look at the price it's going to realize immediately after purchase. |
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I'm not well versed in IHC, but wouldn't a 1909 in that condition be lucky to get a couple of bucks? The buyer couldn't have been the only one to notice the mistake.. |
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If you didn't give him permission to your photos you can possibly get the auction shut down and even maybe sue him. I wouldn't care about getting cherrypicked on a mistake but what he's doing stealing your pics to resell before he even has it is dirty!
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04/13/2017 11:37 pm
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As far as the original mistake, that's just live and learn.
I don't like that the buyer has listed it, using your photos, before actually receiving it. That's, for one, very risky on his part and also what I would call dishonest to the bidders he has.
There is a small part of me that hopes it gets lost in the mail so he can learn best practices for listing. That's my four half-cents.
In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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04/14/2017 12:13 am
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Well guys, I did indeed watch his auction, and it sold for $202.50, that's quite a quick profit for my cherrypicker! Oh well, I congratulated him. I'm not too bitter, though I did tell him I should start watermarking my photos. Life goes on.
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Late to the party, but I would have filed a complaint with ebay per Cascade's suggestion and tried a package intercept. |
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