I am a lifelong collector of coins. At least once a year my Grandparents (before their passing) would give me individual coins or coin sets as a gifts for birthday, Christmas and so on. Many times they had given me "Rare Error Coins" they had bought online that were nothing more than damaged coins....a Road Kill Coin, a dark colored Bicentennial Quarter recovered by someone Metal Detecting and so on. Later finding out that these "Rare Errors" were purchased via
ebay for $10 to $20 each from scumbag sellers that know they can take advantage of people like this.
I oftentimes search through the newly posted coin listings of
ebay, and within minutes will come across a seller that has a pile of "Rare Error" coins that are very obvious
PMD. Politely informing the seller of the mistaken evaluation of an error and asking to remove the listing usually falls on deaf ears, and the "Report" link is often a coin toss (no pun intended).
Just this morning I've come across a seller ( ribr_7409 ) that has 7 Error, Missing Clad Layer, or Improperly Annealed coins....some of which are "Sponsored" to gain more visibility. See the below screenshots of the listings all from the same seller.
Having better access to report such listings could very likely save some of the people that are very trusting of other people's word, such as how my Grandparents we're.
Yes, I understand that everyone needs to do their own research before making a purchase....and I also feel that "Research" should also be done by sellers before making claims of "Error" and such. Many of these sellers may not know any better and have been mistaken, but then will continue keeping the listing active after they have been given information and other examples of the coin being
PMD.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?isR...7409&_sop=12
Posted 11/30/2021 3:40 pm
