Help! Odd Ebay Problem - Long

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Originally posted by Metalman

The seller according to the story did not offer to send another coin, only return the funds for the coin which was sold/sent. If the wrong coin had been sold/sent then it seems to me that the offer would have been to send the right coin for the return of the wrong one.

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If the sellers were truly benevolent they would have offered to refund your money, and maybe offered a different Franklin free of charge for the trouble they are causing you by making an extra trip to the post office, and helping them out.

It's a real shame that this seller has ruined your enjoyment of this coin. I would suggest emailing him and seeing if he can send you another coin that is similar to replace this one. That way, you could still get the enjoyment out of the coin and the seller will be satisfied. Even if the seller doesn't have another coin like this one, he should have offered more than a full refund to you. In my opinion, he should have either offered a better coin than the one you purchased or a percentage over what you paid. After all, it was his mistake, not yours.

I am speaking as an ebay seller and I never would have dreamed of asking a customer to return a coin for a mistake I made. I would be out looking for a similar coin to replace in the roll it was taken from. I do not feel that it is fair for this seller to make his problem your problem.

That said, and seeing how this seller is handling this, I would not recommend buying from him again. There are better sellers who will stand behind their transactions and who genuinely care about providing good customer service.

Hey guys thanks for all of the support I really appreciate it. Normally I try to be careful as to who I buy from just to avoid these kinds of situations. Right now the coin has been placed in a new coin holder and in a box with my other coins. Tomorrow is decision day.

The coin really is nice and I'm sorry not to be able to show you pics right now as the combination of a small 'helpful' child, a shiny object and breakable camera equipment together in a tight space don't mix too well. Maybe I can get a reasonable setup going soon when she is off to school.

The best I can do regarding a photo is to tell you to go to Heritage Auctions > Franklin half dollars > Buy It Now > (Look at the) 1954-s (the ones for $240-255). The coin I bought matches all of those coins for color, luster (soft & silvery), and condition although I still feel it would not make FBL which is a sticking point with many who collect Franklins.

As for the length of the auction it was 5 days, and I was the only bidder (sniping too), and the starting price was $24.99. I just looked at the auction revisions and it does look like he listed a 1954-D first, then changed the listing to a 1954-S and changed the photos thereafter to match. He definitely states that the coin is a "1954-S", is a "Super Gem", "Possibly a MS-64 or MS-65" and that his starting bids are "extremely low for this grade". His photo is accurate (for color & luster) but sucks for detail and clarity which is why I was only willing to snipe for the minimum. I mean with a better photo he might have had more bites.

Rigoletto- You are right I should probably offer to sell it to him for the same price as the ones listed for sale at Heritage.

Well thanks again everyone for your support & advice.