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Valued Member
United States
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That's unfortunate. And I too have seen that exact description on hundreds of listings.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Interesting, the AI angle, hadn't thought about it.
Edited by Coinfrog
03/15/2024 4:40 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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I will play devils advocate. You sold it . Then the person you sold it to sold it to someone else . Why on earth do you even care ? No longer your issue as you were paid out . Kinda creepy actually but I know of a guy who bought a new 1970 Charger and to this day still tries to find out who currently owns it . That said it is buyer beware out there in ebay land . |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Have to disagree. I think it's an interesting pursuit. Would you not be interested in what happened to an old house you lived in?
Edited by Coinfrog
03/15/2024 6:14 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5404 Posts |
Could care less if it caught fire or bulldozed.
I got paid out for the house car coin whatever.
Once the money is banked truly time to move forward .
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Why on earth do you even care ?
No longer your issue as you were paid out . Presumably because OP's not an unethical, dishonest coin dealer trying to rip off unsuspecting bidders on ebay, unlike the current seller with their AI-generated garbage. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
5404 Posts |
Certainly not his problem .
When you sell something
you no longer have any fiduciary
interest in it .
Not a healthy place to be .
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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How about an emotional interest?  Or is that unhealthy? Edited by Coinfrog
03/15/2024 9:42 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:Presumably because OP's not an unethical, dishonest coin dealer trying to rip off unsuspecting bidders on ebay, unlike the current seller with their AI-generated garbage. Well said. Our hobby could always be better and have more integrity. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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How about an emotional interest? Or is that unhealthy? Don't get emotionally involved with every coin that comes along. They'll just break your heart just like they broke mine.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have an emotional reaction to every coin I see - I hate some, love others, and am indifferent to most. Don't think any of them have broken my heart.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As someone who's bought and sold his fair share of coins over the past thirty-odd years it gets me when I see dealers doing things that purposely sabotage their own business in the interest of making a quick buck. Every collector who leaves the hobby because they get scammed by unethical bad actors is one more collector not spending money with us.
Unfortunately, there will always be plenty of uneducated buyers to take advantage of.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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All I can say is.... poor bust half  she deserves better Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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This conversation has gone in an interesting direction. I understand that I have no fiduciary interest in this coin anymore. I made that choice and happily stand by it, but seeing my coin on ebay did catch my eye, and perhaps it was morbid curiosity that guided me to the description. While it's not my business directly, and I understand that vendors need to make a profit, I still find it disgusting that someone will blatantly lie about it in the description--even if this is an "honest" mistake and the seller never proofread the AI description--sorry, no pass there, proofreading is the minimum expectation for using AI to generate text. This behavior, unprofessional and reckless at best, and predatory at worst, transcends making a profit and seeps into "scamming" territory. Yes, buyers should beware, but sellers should also do their best to foster a healthy community for the hobby we all love. Communities thrive on positive interactions--this behavior undermines this basic truth. |
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