Posted 02/08/2008 11:23 pm
Yeah...I mentioned it on Rick Snow's forum, so it's his call. Personally, I don't care either way what this guy does, but I still consider it poor business practice to cite an expert appraisal that cannot possibly be verified by the buyer. Sure, he can charge whatever he wants, but to use an expert's good reputation to overvalue his merchandise, that's unethical. I'm rather certain Mr. Snow would not assign such a value to a cleaned coin because he doesn't deal in them. And that's when it becomes outright fraud. A lot of sellers have bent the rules to favor them over the buyer to the point they simply cannot tell anymore. This is all about a quick sale vs. a lasting reputation--an all-too common practice on ebay.
