Ebay Coin Listings I Usually Skip Past

wheezy

You hit most of mine head-on. Especially that obverse-only photo. I wish there was a way to send an electrical charge back through the line to the seller. There's no way to tell until you've clicked on the auction and wait for it to load, then find out there's no reverse photo. ebay's new format has slowed my load time considerably (I've tried all the fixes with minimal success). The obverse-only photo occurs primarily with slabbed coins. That just tells me the seller is marketing the slab and not the coin within.

I also usually skip over the "dot photo" offerings. That's where the photo(s) are the size of a fly speck and the write-up on the coin gushes about its beauty!

Looks like you are right on. However, I also look at the sellers feedback and how long the person has been selling, 99.7 feedback is about the lowest I'll go. In, addition, I always search out the "red feedbacks" and read them, to see if they are legitimate complaints and if the seller posted a reply.

I have a distinct advantage over you guys in that I never buy anything that's uncirculated! That removes the "spilled roll" and the "greasy fingers" from my list of grievances! But I thoroughly understand what you're saying and agree with all of your points. I would throw a small caveat out there, however, with regard to stock photos. Folks who sell bulk lots of coins that are circulated (I do this occasionally) should get a "pass" on using stock photos.

On the subject of feedback, I try to avoid sellers who are less than 99.9% positive. As I've said a few times now, negative feedbacks are like icebergs - you're only seeing the tip of them. For every negative there are 9 more people who should have or would have liked to leave a negative.

Nod2003 - So THAT'S why you've never bid on any of my stuff!

I think you pretty much picked out a coin buyers biggest turn offs.

I too will look at the negative feedback to determine whether or not they are reputable. Sometimes though the complaints are just ridiculous so I will give the seller the benefit of the doubt.

7. Just saw a group of nickels in a plastic holder with a staples in the center to keep them from hitting each other or for some kind of attractive display.
The stapler probably mashed at least the rims of the coins. [eBayItem]310154061133[/eBayItem]

8. Perfect Uncirculated MS70

9. Monster Toned ( Looks like gasoline spilled in a puddle of water )

My biggest are the one side pictures, and slabs by companies I have never heard of, and Know of no one else who has either. I also love the "O" Peace dollars.