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Not with this picture. Sorry.
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Edited by Moe145
12/03/2012 11:50 am
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Maybe looks like where a glued on mintmark fell off.
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No. There's no reason for it NOT to show plainly if it was ever there.
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I would kick myself if it was an 1912s. Well they wouldn't get it, I would tell them I posted the wrong picture and I would be happy to send them a 1912, the best I have available in the same grade. My guess other members have read this statement and are thinking about how to respond. In my opinion, most people like to make a good deal, some just want a fair deal .. or just a deal where the buyer and seller are both happy. But, when you enter into a deal where you are selling something .. in this case a coin .. and after entering into the deal, you see that you may lose on the deal, then I do not think a person should back out or make changes to what was agreed to. To do so would mean a person has no honor. I would not enter into a deal with a person I knew had no honor. |
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Yeaaaaaah......listing a coin and accepting a bid is like...a handshake. My reputation is more important than making a mistake or having a bad auction. TRUST ME, I have sold a few things that did not bid up more than 99 cents. One was a Pontiac tripower intake manifold with free shipping. It COST me almost $30 to ship it. Basically I paid the customer to take it from me. The same type of item a month later with a start price of $100 sold for a bit over $400...go figure....
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I am not Marine so I don't know about honor, I am just being honest. I would think about trying to weasel out if I mistakenly sold a 1912s as a 1912 and someone got it for 99 cents free shipping. It would at least freak me out a little but it doesn't matter since I do not sell coins to members on this board and it takes many, many posts to do so. I would also thought of trying to weasel out on that manifold you paid someone to take and thought you would do the same. Of course we are talking complete hypothetical since this coin is not a 1912s. I was obviously seeing things. Sometimes with digital images your eyes can play tricks. As far as this coin selling for 99 cents with free shipping, I don't care. I was just experimenting with some coins I got really cheap. Truth is I know it has been discussed on other forums about people who make an honest mistake and grossly undercharge for something and how some people demand it be sold as that price. On the other hand, don't you think you are taking advantage of someone that is relatively new to selling coins and taking advantage by demanding their coin be sold at a price that is grossly unfair to the seller? That to me sounds just as unethical and a bit hypocritical to demand to take advantage of someone else's error. Kind of like saying, when I want to rip off a newbie and demand they give me an expensive coin for basically free, they should be honorable and allow me to take advantage of them.
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12/04/2012 05:50 am
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In business your reputation is your most important asset. While true that the super rich and powerfull can afford to blow off their reputation, the rest of us can't.
But, forget for a moment the ethical issues (which in my mind are the most important), and look at the practical issues.
If you conduct business in the manner you speak of, you WILL save some money. However; you have just cut your client list by at least 10 percent. People read feedback. You WILL receive negative feedback. People will not do busniness with you. If you have a second bad experiance, you might as well go out of business. You will have less bidders. Meaning less bidding wars. Prices stay low, profits are minimized. No business makes money on every transaction. Sometimes you have to take a loss to ensure your future.
I know one dealer that used to sell at "give away prices". He made a good living over 30 years. His shop was sold to another man that doubled his prices; complained that his customers wanted "give away prices"; and promptly went out of business 6 months later. When I talk to him he still can't figure out what he did wrong.
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I am not Marine so I don't know about honor, One doesn't have to be a Marine to know about honor. |
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One doesn't have to be a Marine to know about honor.
 Unfortunately, I know a couple of former Marines who buy and sell militaria who have no honor and I would never do any business with either of them. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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I actually saw a post where I asked this very question about this coin before I ever listed it. I don't know why I forgot that but knew I listed it for a reason, since I knew it was just a 1912 and just wanted to see what happened if I listed it low, I was actually going to list it for 5 cent start with free shipping just to see what would happen. But I also know that if you Google ebay sellers that would not sell item you will get tons of instances where the seller didn't sell because the price was too low and there really isn't much you can do. People talk about honor but I think many would consider just taking the hit. Of course this thread is now become strictly theoretical since I mentioned I already asked this same question about this coin before I even listed it, that is why I already had a picture of it. Don't know why I thought the same thing. I don't know why but I noticed that a few of my 1912s have a smudge where the mintmark was, maybe it is where it was glued on and fell off. Edited by buddy16cat
12/05/2012 06:30 am
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Posted 12/03/2012 07:49 am
