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Pillar of the Community
United States
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def a different coin....and good job keeping your eyes open. this could be a mistake but there are also some scammers on ebay so you hafta be vigilant. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1817 Posts |
I concur with the others, it's not the same coin. The cartwheel luster of the coin pictured in the listing is noticeably absent from the quarter in your pictures. Talk to your seller, perhaps he accidentally sent you the wrong coin, it happens if he has 100s of listings up at one time. At the very least, you can send the coin back for a refund of the purchase price.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The one you received is definitely not the coin pictured in his ebay listing. You should contact the seller and tell him he sent the wrong coin and you are going to return for the one pictured. If he does not have that coin or has an excuse as to why he can't send it file a wrong item sent complaint with ebay. This guy must not get away with misrepresenting the coins he sells. I believe their should be a thread on this forum which lists the ebay sellers that members need to be cautioned about that they can view BEFORE they bid on those sellers' coins. I personally have never bought a coin through ebay and probably wouldn't unless he/she is a member of the ANA at the very least. ANA LM-3175 |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Gents, thanks for all the feed back. It has helped bolster my confidence in my observations. Kinda makes me feel good that I was on the right path about the quality. I have emailed the seller with some options. We'll see what the guy's integrity is like I guess with his response, or lack thereof. I definitely don look at this as a loss, I learned which is good and I feel like I have a knack for what a great specimen should look like. All your comments and suggestions are great to learn from as well. I also realized that this probably should have been posted in the Modern US Coin forum rather than the classic. so I will keep that in mind as well. Once again thanks for the opinions and I will let ya'll know how this turns out.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
heck I can't even see the coin that arrived so I can't give any opinions
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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heck I can't even see the coin that arrived so I can't give any opinions
Yes, I can't access the PJ Hankins web album either. I would be interested in seeing the differences between the ebay item and the delivered coin. If it is a different and lesser coin I would insist on a full refund including shipping or perhaps a partial refund to compensate you for keeping the quarter you received. ebay has a resolution team available for this sort of thing, if needed. |
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Valued Member
United States
355 Posts |
Does this link work below? I copied and pasted it to a browser window without being logged in as me. For some reason when I Post links it shortens them. Can I upload the pictures right to this discussion thread? http://picasaweb.google.com/1046459...locked=true#Update on the story I did ask for a %50 refund and he has agreed to that, saves hassle, shipping and I still get a decent looking quarter to hold a place until I get a nicer specimen |
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Valued Member
United States
355 Posts |
Look like I had the photo album marked private - I changed it to be viewable to anyone with the link - should def work now.
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Valued Member
United States
355 Posts |
Well the saga continues on this. I have contacted the seller and supposedly he is going to give me a %50 refund which I suggested. I like the quarter, that means I won't have to hassle with shipping it or paying to ship it, he still makes a little on the quarter. In turn he want my neutral feedback to be modified, which if he follows through as promised I will probably work with him on his feedback. He has been pretty fair to deal with, after being called out. Interestingly enough he has yet to answer the question as to the whereabouts of the original coin. His last comment was "as I recall I shipped out a pretty neat coin" But still no answer to the original.
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Valued Member
United States
259 Posts |
Strange. I think that 50 percent refund is a fair deal, and so I would do that same. I aggree with you.
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Valued Member
United States
355 Posts |
Done deal. Seller refunded 50%, feedback modified, lessons learned, I own a shinny 1932 P Washington, let the collecting continue!
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I would insist on a full refund including shipping or perhaps a partial refund to compensate you for keeping the quarter you received. I would not give a partial refund, because some buyers use that trick to get a discount after the deal is made. If you offer refund or replacement, it's amazing how suddenly they really don't want to return the item, because whatever they were complaining about was non-existent. The louder they scream, the more likely nothing is wrong. Of course, I wouldn't advertise an item and ship something inferior, either. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Biggfredd - I get your point and was completely ready to return the quarter. I had offered either me returning it and him paying for shipping or refund 50%. He went with 50% refund. Either way I wasn't keeping it for what I paid because It wasn't the item I paid for at all. I honestly think he went with the 50% refund because ultimately he knew he did me wrong and didn't want to hassle with it. Plus he knew working with me on it would get him a better feedback rating. It's honestly the first time something like this has ever happened to me, I've bought and sold off of ebay for a long time now and never had the bait and switch done on me...As easy to deal with as the guy was it makes me wonder if he just over committed his stock or something....anyway it worked out and that's what matters. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3592 Posts |
I know you ended up happy with the deal, but without a plausable explanation on why he shipped the wrong coin, I'm not so sure the guy deserve to be let off the hook so easy. I just have to wonder how many people bought coins that they did not complain about or know enough to complain about in the first place.
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Many years ago, I read even in cases of gross error (ordering buffaloes and getting Lincolns, for example), only about 20% of buyers will return for refund.
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