How To Buy Raw Morgans On Ebay That Are Not Cleaned?

All great advice, and much appreciated... I think I will stick to graded coins, to be sure, as it just got too expensive assuming that the item titles were accurate!

Thanks to all for your replies and insight, I truly appreciate it

-EndTheFed

I do not quite understand why "motivation to sell" is being confused with blatant and obvious signs of cleaning? These are two completely independant issues. If the coin has Obvious signs of cleaning, list and describe it as such....Many times over, these are not visible in auction photos, but blatantly obvious even under 2-4x magnification.

Motivation or not, honesty will motivate me to not return an unethically-listed coin - every single one of them...and in particular the ones listed as Gem-BU or Choice-BU...These terms are tossed around like we are idiots, and I am losing my appetite to be part of the idiots.

EndTheFed

"Cleaned" by whom?.,.Most Morgans are well over a Hundred Years old- So good luck with that.,.100 Years is so long a time period, so many collectors collections,.ETc.

The obvious question to me is, then. why continue to purchase your Morgans on ebay? Unless you live in a really remote area, how about establishing a face to face relationship with one or more local coin dealers? Tell them what you want (and don't want) and what you're willing to pay. That's how I've acquired my best, problem free Morgans (virtually all uncertified), consistently at prices far better than what you'd typically pay for that same quality on ebay, and of course this way you get to examine each in hand before forking over any money. I long ago gave up on ebay for getting any "deals" on raw Morgans, and have never looked back with any regret on that decision.

....and in response to the question "The obvious question to me is, then. why continue to purchase your Morgans on ebay?" There are two coin shops nearby, and in both instances, the people are not friendly. The one that is REALLY close to me...the guy is outright standoffish and uninterested in establishing a business relationship with a new client. I don't have serious money to throw around, but I have decent money to spend, so it surprises me that the arrogance of these coin dealers show to new clients....Again, this is not an umbrella statement - just for my situation.

I would VERY much prefer to drive to a local coin shop, as opposed to buying on ebay; Tried that, did not work. Then, I tried to buy twice on Craigslist and the guys tried to scam me before I even left my house, despite appearing very legit.

I DID find a coin shop in BOULDER Colorado that seems very nice...It is a 30 minute drive, but it is a NICE drive up against the Flatirons and foothills, so perhaps that will be my best bet....I got some NICE MS-64 New Orleans Morgans from them (Can I name them? "Collectons" is the name)... So, thinking out loud, yes, maybe I should stick to them!

You are right Westernsky....You are absolutely right. Sometimes we fail to see the errors in our thinking until other people provide their perspective on "convenience"! I guess a peaceful 20-30 minute drive down Hwy 36 to Boulder is MORE satisying than a disappointing, stressful 30 second walk to the mailbox, fullly-expecting sub-par products!

ebay will be for graded coins, and even at that, only form trusted sources.... Discipline is the piece that is missing for me!

-EndTheFed

EndTheFed - A 20 minute drive only gets me to the nearest podunk town, with it being 60 miles to the closest coin shops, so I'd consider your situation a no-brainer. Does Boulder have any coin shows, or would it have to be Denver for such? Another good source that I've taken advantage of (although the shows in my region are even a bit farther away than the coin shops).