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johnathan Valued Member Canada 107 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 2:02 pm Does anyone else find it annoying when we see ebay established coin sellers advertising "common date" coins as rare? After all some of the so called "rare coins" are even in pocket change and bargain bins.. Do these sometimes 100% feedback sellers think coin collectors are idiots, surely this would irritate coin collectors, and calling a near pocket change rare is no more then a lie in the descriptions.. my two pesos... any thought on this subject? Report this Post to the Staff

nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 2:21 pm They are not targeting established coin collectors but coin collector newbies. Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 2:34 pm Rare is a common search term so put it in your title and you will get more hits on your auction. Report this Post to the Staff
johnathan Valued Member Canada 107 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 2:53 pm Ok see the point but still beleive it's unethical, and more then likely ebay takes a dim view on missleading buyers.. j What's the point in tricking newby's ? The worst thing a seller can do is loose the respect and trust of a collector. In the long run it hurts every buyer/seller on ebay, calling pocket change "rare" just seems crimminal. Report this Post to the Staff
timsumrall Pillar of the Community United States 1256 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 2:55 pm "Rare" is somewhat subjective, but I agree... it bites. Worse is when they use terms I don't consider to be subjective like GEM BU and it's obviously a piece of unc junk. Saw one yesterday but can't bring it back up (someone may have pointed it out). Report this Post to the Staff
wheatguy Pillar of the Community United States 1534 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 5:53 pm Quote: Rare is a common search term so put it in your title and you will get more hits on your auction. I agree, and given the commonness of "rare" in titles, I doubt anyone really takes it at face value. Report this Post to the Staff
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