1858 Indian Cent? Help!!

Would the timing of this ebay listing suggest that the variety attribution came from this very thread?

Broken_Coin is right, pics are of the same exact coin. That is why I suggested that the OP posted it on ebay. It popped up immediately after my post as a 5 day auction, and is most obviously the same exact coin. However, the photos are at different focus and have different backgrounds.

DoubleEagle - Yes, I'm relatively certain that is genuine. I have the Snow guides, and spent a lot of time comparing OP's coin to the 4 known die pairings. In fact, although there were only around 300 strikes, they can vary. Several were Struck Through Grease, making them initially to appear as different dies.

After looking at the other auctions by the same seller, something is VERY fishy. For instance, an 1870 Pattern half dollar, toned and BU (this coin slabbed can bring an easy $12,000). And an 1829 monster toned Half Dime. 1887-S BU dime. None of these are in slabs and the seller has zero feedback. All coins match background used to photo OP's coin.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/chamblee56/...047675.l2562

I'm not one to jump to conclusions, but I have a real bad feeling these could have been stolen. Wonder if any TPGs have these coins photographed on file. (Ironically, the seller is also selling a woman's purse)

Has anyone reported this or is everyone just kicking the sand

Could someone with ebay experience please explain to me what the purpose would be of listing for auction a coin that's in someone else's possession?

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You know, I was beginning to wonder that too.

I am highly upset. I think what this person did was follow this thread until they got enough info to post the coin. If you google "1858 Indian cent", the forth listing down is this forum discussing my coin. I spoke with my father and he told me that he never sent any photos out with a red background. His were on a white piece of print paper. I am wandering if the person selling on ebay somehow Photoshopped the background of my photo from here and played around with it to avoid detection? This person is definitely trying to defraud someone. I live near Tampa, FL. This person is claiming to be from Atlanta, GA. If you all search ebay for Rum_N_Cola you will find my user ID, which is the exact user ID that I use on here and on proxibid. I have reported this person to ebay! I understand how everyone came to the conclusion, this is just too odd.

I have been scammed on ebay before and learned a valuable lesson. A few years back I purchased a Rolex watch for $5,000 which should have been my first warning since the watch retailed for over double that price. I paid using debit card in PayPal. The payment cleared and the person sent me the package via Priority Mail with signature confirmation. When the package arrived it was half a brick and no watch. I contacted ebay and PayPal. After a nearly 2 month investigation I was notified that the seller had stolen an ebay account with many positive 100% feedback and had hacked into someones PayPal account and linked the two together, changed the address and bank info. They simply made the fake watch listing, received payment and moved it to their bank account and closed the PayPal and bank account(which was opened under a fake name, etc) and sent me a brick in the mail and they just fell off the face of the Earth. Person at ebay told me it happens all the time.

DRSANDMAN2: The Tiffany & Co engagement ring is my ring that was for a woman though it ended up not working out. I invested lots of money into it and have listed the ring numerous times, though second hand jewelry market is tricky. I am not sure it will even sell at $2100 which is a fraction of retail. I have sold many jewelery items over the years if you look through my feedback, including one antique ring that I inherited from my late grandmother that sold for well over $5,000 and would have retailed for well over $20,000. I am a trusted seller on ebay and have been for years.