Ebay Pet Peeve

Another possibility is that these coins are frequently sold as "unsearched" and to the uninitiated this would seem more likely if they were scooped out on to a scale rather than counted out. Just a thought.

Bill

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Originally posted by Susanlynn9

I think Bromac hit it on the head. To sell by weight creates the impression that these coins are not searched. If a lot states the number of coins and/or dates, then they must have been searched (though I have seen auctions like that that stated that they weren't - don't how that is possible).

Just an observation - I have noticed that more and more of these "estate find" and "unknown coin" auctions are bringing as much and sometimes more money on ebay than a coin that is accurately described and pictured. I find this very disturbing as it could cause some of the honest ebay sellers to change to a more dishonest format.

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It all goes to the psychology behind sales to unsuspecting people. As long as potential buyers think they're gonna get something for little invested, they're gonna go after it. ebay has always had (and rightly so) the image as a location where bargains may be found. As the national and worldwide economies, particularly with regard to investments, remain in the toilet, people will continue to attempt to expand their limited dollars through speculation (read: gambling). ebay coins have a high attractant value for these speculators and sellers are going to take advantage of this. All we ourselves can do as sellers is maintain our own high ethical standards and not lower ourselves to these less-than-honest levels of which we are seeing more and more.