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houston_guy462004 Valued Member United States 235 Posts	Posted 09/10/2007 2:06 pm After a two-montg break, I recently acquired some coins on ebay from being the high bidder. I see that the new notification reads "You did it! It's all yours!" --- as if I had acomplished some epic tour de force to win a prize, when in fact I probably overpaid for the item. Does anyone agree with me that a more dignified and business-like "You bought the item as the highest bidder" would be more appropriate? We are buying coins with money, not "winning" them as a prize. Report this Post to the Staff

SeatedNut Pillar of the Community United States 2797 Posts	Posted 09/10/2007 2:23 pm This is pure pandering from the seller and I am like you ... it's an insult to my intelligence. The only circumstance where this would be appropriate is if I made a killing on the coin. I really doubt they would respond this way if I got a $500 coin for $10 (Unless it was Bobby and Susanlynn ... oops, now I'm pandering). I did get a congratulations from a seller once when I got a 1973-S Kennedy in PCGS PF69-DCAM for just over $10 (including shipping). The seller congratulated me and told me I got the coin for way under his cost. I didn't feel insulted. Report this Post to the Staff
houston_guy462004 Valued Member United States 235 Posts	Posted 09/10/2007 9:33 pm Even more annoying is the notification of an unsuccessful bid: "Darn it! You put up a good fight, but you didn't win the item." How utterly stupid! Report this Post to the Staff
Learjet Pillar of the Community Australia 655 Posts	Posted 09/11/2007 12:04 am These are generated by ebay not the seller aren't they? I'm getting them too. Report this Post to the Staff
USArmyParatrooper Pillar of the Community United States 1283 Posts	Posted 09/15/2007 11:20 pm PsyOps tactics. Make you feel good about your purchase, and in turn, you end up purchasing more. And in turn people will sell more. I do agree that a more professional and dignified auto-response is warranted. Obviously ebay deals in countless types of product categories. They seem to have a cookie cutter system for everything. I hate to sound snobby but I would bet typical coin dealers/collectors are a bit more sophisticated than your average Ebayer. Edit: On a side note, at least show us what you won! Edited by USArmyParatrooper 09/15/2007 11:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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