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Valued Member
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Most of my adult business life has been in the ad business and every time I see strange usernames by sellers on ebay I wonder if the likes of "Cold Wine" "Berserk" "Bumper" " Who Cares" "Dark Shadows" and other types like this get any business from online buyers. I stay away from these sites because of the "perception" of who might be lurking in the wings... |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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On the flip side I usually have a closer look at all their numismatic offerings looking for a deal/steal that you wouldn't find from a seller named "coin-usa", "florida-coins" or "canadian-varieties" etc. While coin dealers may seem like a more trusted source than someone with a strange/immature/non coin related seller name you can also bet that you will be paying market price from said dealer. My seller name is a.porter... short for Archimedes Porter: Jane's father from Tarzan and Jane. Just so happens the animated disney movie was on in the background while I was creating my ebay account. So far my cartoon character name has sold half a million+ since 2001. ebay names mean nothing. feedback is everything. Edited by Wade
04/07/2015 8:17 pm
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Hey if Hooters is packed every single night of the week then what is wrong with buying from a guy whose ebay name is "dirty sanchez". As the guy before me says - take a look at the feedback others left, take a look at the items he is offering and go with that. Just a name man, just a name. Sorry your comment does not make too much sense. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Keep in mind that after all these years and millions of users it can be tough to come up with an ID that hasn't already been claimed.
Edited by kuh_85
04/08/2015 1:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Have to agree feedback is everything.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I would agree with T1 Steel and Wade, a name does not confer legitimacy to me, it is all about their reputation, names are free and not vetted to ensure legitimacy. In addition, a professional coin shop receives less of my time, unless they have realistic prices, as there is likely little value in buying from there shop. That being said, I am a value buyer on a budget, I am not interested in full/close to trends pricing, too many holes to fill and I have time to be picky. At the end of the day, it all comes down to feedback and/or a calculated risk on buying a coin from a buyer.
If I saw a name "fakes-from-china", then I would likely avoid.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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I never thought about the importance of the feedback reviews on ebay, I stand to be corrected. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I am having an issue with a seller right now. Was interested in a $60.00 coin(won't say what the coin was). I emailed the seller and questioned the condition of the coin and was assured that was in proof condition with no marks or scuffs. So with these assurances I purchased the coin. When I received it , it was all banged up like it had been in someones pocket nicks and dings all over .
This was from a seller with 100% feedback, so basically they lied to me . They charged me $9.95 for shipping and sent it in a small envelope with a $1.80 stamp on it .
Any way I am now waiting to see if this 100% feedback seller is going to refund my money since they lied to me in the first place.
This is the first item I have had to return.
Edited by T1Steel
04/08/2015 2:45 pm
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Canada
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T1Steel
Was there not any pics to be seen prior to purchase?
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Canada
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Yes there was but only 2 pics on ebay and the seller had a four of the coins for sale. The pics were not that clear that is why I emailed the seller and was given the assurance that I would receive a clean coin. |
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Posted 04/08/2015 08:56 am
