Another Jarring Offer

This is a fun thread... ad Para that story is great :)

I have been looking a fair amount at bulk lots on ebay. I was looking to buy a lot where I can buy for close to melt, dig out some decent coins and scrap the bad ones, so far everything keeps getting pushed too far past silver values... but that's a different issue. What get's my goat is how staged some of the photo's seem. Like where there is hundred coins and as if by chance none of the dates are visible (the coins overlap just where the date is) or the seller only shows the "wrong" side of each coin. Arrrgghh! That kind of stuff drives me barmy.

Clearly some sellers don't make the most of their lot (showing it in enough detail) and others put it in a tin with the best pieces at the top and try to make it better than it is. Either way maybe they would do better if they just took an honest photo showing every coin, both sides. It would certainly save me some time.

Now I know it would be actually honest (gasp) but I feel like if he just laid out all the coins in that jar, took photos of both sides, he'd probably still sell the lot for a decent profit. I think if someone is dumb enough to bid on a jar of "random" coins, they'll would still be impressed by a huge random mix of "rare" coins and think they are getting a deal because its priced as a lot.I think both scenarios though would still be to make money off of someone who thinks they can make a bunch of $ "investing" in gold and silver coins.