The Coin You See Is The Coin You Get...not

Yeah, I noticed that a sane buyer wouldn't deal with this
guy anyway... He has terrible feedback. His percentage
just masks it because of volume.

a1, You are absolutely right. As someone who sells on ebay I know that negatives can affect future sales. That's why I don't have any negatives, and that's the exact reason why I think ethical ebay coin sellers would agree that your situation basically requires negative feedback--IF the seller does not offer to send you the packaging pictured in the listing at no cost to you. If I ever sent someone less than my picture led them to expect and didn't work to make it right, then I would expect the buyer to exercise his rights under the system. I myself would not hesitate to slap that seller with a negative. Even if the coin itself satisfied my own collecting requirements (hey I was going to take it out of the package, anyway), that's not the point of negative feedback. I'm sorry that you don't feel that a negative feedback is warranted here, but it does make me wonder when you think one might be.

I've never heard of anyone checking to see whether a seller has received feedback from a certain percentage of his buyers. People can only use tools that exist on the website and as far as I know there's no way to analyze non-existent feedback. But you're the one who has to be happy here, so if you're not comfortable leaving negative feedback, I completely understand. I disagree, but I do understand.

That's true--I mean at least you:

1. Got a coin you are happy with
2. Are able to put an SGS 'slab' in the trash

I hope I wasn't coming across as being harsh to you--it's more the situation that is frustrating because there really ought to be a better way to call sellers on their behavior.

I think the sad part is that because the seller has so many sales he/she feels that they can take stock photos from the net and say that is what you are getting to get. The fact that there are so many negative feed backs over the last year is a big flag as well and that you should feel lucky to have what they sent and that you were not like the others that complained.

I got a response. He said he would be willing to do a refund. He didn't say but I'm sure I would've had to pay for the postage. A $100.00 coin for $56.00 makes it hard to give back. He would have just posted it again in the hopes of getting more out of someone else.

I've already cracked it open so that's out. Maybe I should scratch a big "X" on it and send it back...JUST KIDDING!. Some of ya probably cringed right there.

*%# that guy. I hope he lost money on it.

A.

Yep. Nov. 2008 issue of COINValues...MS65 $100.00.

Yea I did didn't I!.