Thanks for the feedback, Shadow!
I'm probably a fool, but I'm going to keep it. As I said, the problems really aren't visible to the naked eye (other than the fact that it is too shiny) and I have no plans to ever resell it.
The seller only had 22 feedback (most as a buyer) so I'm willing to entertain the belief that he didn't know there was a problem with the coin. Again, I'm probably deluding myself, but so be it.
Since the seller kept sending me messages praising me for my keen eye and asking me to add him to my list of favorite sellers, I decided to send him the following in response:
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I just wanted to let you know that the coin arrived safely so you don't worry about it.
You mentioned in your description that the coin had "a nice light antique tone," but didn't say anything about it having been polished within an inch of its life to a mirror finish (destroying any original surface it may have once had in the process) and the pictures you included in the description definitely don't show this (I'm guessing you used a scanner instead of a camera, which explains the lack of reflective surfaces). The coin does have a nice amount of detail, which is the reason I bought it. I wouldn't have bid nearly so much had I known how polished it was, however.
I seriously considered sending it back for a refund and/or leaving negative feedback, but in the end I've decided to keep it and just leave no feedback at all. I'm hoping this was an honest omission on your part with no intent to deceive, which is why I'm telling you all this. I see you don't have much feedback a a seller and am hoping you will be more careful about this sort of thing in the future. And if it wasn't an honest omission on your part, well, I guess I'll never know, will I?
I trust you'll understand if I don't add you to my favorite sellers list.
I'd be a lot less forgiving if this were one of the professional coin dealers with feedback in the tens of thousands.
Ah, the joys of buying on
ebay...
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Posted 12/15/2011 1:14 pm
