A Sucker For Ebay, Should I Submit For Grading 1879-O

I've ordered. 7 things in the past week or so from Auction Kings alone. Not a single item is as described, most"grossly" misrepresented. The two items that were suppose to be sealed were not, with one in terrible shape and both were different years than the pouch, example the coa pouch said 1934 but the coin was a 1922 Ave was not sealed. the other give coins were nothing like described and represented in photos, as we have seen with this 1879. I should return everything.

The 1879-O pictured in his listing is definitely not the same coin he sent you. You should return the coin with the reason "item not as described", and if you feel that the other coins were also misrepresented, return them as well. At least ebay provides some degree of buyer protection in situations like this.

Practice grading coins from photos in the CCF grading forum. You should at least be able to tell when photos are deceptive and how to spot signs of cleaning, because in general you need to rely on the photos more than the description when buying on ebay.

Shtiv,
I recommend that you stop buying coins for now until you have learned how to grade. I have been in the hobby since 1971 and still do not grade very well. Also, when you are buying a coin make sure it says in the ad that the coin pictured is the one you will receive and that there is a return option.
John1

I've been looking for a site like that, do you happen to know how or what its basing the prices on i.e. RedBook, Grey Sheet, ebay or a combintation? thank you for sharing

It still puzzles me how this and other companies maintain the feedback ratings they have.....

Jake, I have had bad experiences with only buying raw coins so far and have learned quite a bit over the past few weeks. I believe my grading skills are pretty good at this point. Being new at this, I still fall for individual claims that a coin is BU, DMPL, etc., which is why I'm here wondering if I'm missing something. Furthermore, I find the discussions and opinions on here to be educational and fun to read, and I learn a lot with each post I make. I have no plans to stop buying on ebay and from my experience, the main cause of receiving coins not in the condition as described is due to sellers' lack of knowledge (i.e. dad passed away and they sold their collection), some individuals don't know how to take pictures correctly, others, as we have mentioned, grossly misrepresent the coin and/or doctor the photos, as well as giving titles a very flashy and misrepresentative title. And finally, somehow I feel that some individuals how found a system to manipulate their feedback. How they do it I am still trying to understand. Could it be my bad luck.....? I can't imagine as we have seen from this thread and could start five others just like it (still waiting on the seventh coin), I would say that this is the worst case, but the others wouldn't be too far from it.

I have one tab open with "newly listed" auctions (best offer), another with all listings displaying "ending soonest", and a third displaying "sold". When watching I refresh frequently and if I see what feel is a deal I cross reference with the sold items to verify I am getting a deal (or should be). At the moment, I have three albums for Morgans, but I am faced with the question of whether to have everything graded and in slabs or to mix them? The rare stuff slabbed and in albums is the more common and less valuable coins. I still haven't compiled a complete definite plan. Although I am new to grading coins, I do enjoy the "adrenaline rush" of getting a good deal on a raw coin and hoping it grades decently. Again, I learn from it and have fun doing it, and it looks like it brings some laughs here :). This community will see that I am stubborn, I go against the grain and if I buy something I typically like to score a good deal (in some cases I will pay far too much if I just really want a coin for whatever reason).

" The attitude you have towards our hobby and all of this is actual comedy.

Your comments and mindset isn't logical by any means"

Completely agree with @ NumismaticsFTW