| Author |
 Replies: 33 / Views: 4,539 |
|
Valued Member
Canada
67 Posts |
Have any of you bought a coin at auction or from ebay and the moment you bought knew that you had made a mistake having paid too much or worried about the consequences from your partner P |
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1911 Posts |
Many times lol one instance I remember is buying some ms commemorative half dollars which had a stated grade on the listing (local auction) but was after I won it I realized it was only the auctioneers opinion and not 3rd party graded T.T
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1119 Posts |
|
|
Valued Member
Canada
206 Posts |
Thanks for the laughs Steele. One of the funniest picture I've ever seen ;-)
|
|
Valued Member
United States
81 Posts |
If you can't bear it as a learning experience, you can always just return it.
Making mistakes is, some would say, the only way to learn.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Only happens very rarely with me.
I buy most of my higher valued items via public auction, but I ALWAYS do my research first, including current market price research, before submitting a single written bid at the auction view day. I ALWAYS look at each lot closely that I may consider to bid for.
I may take a week or more of researching any lot that I may be interested in.
That is my way of avoiding impulse bidding on an unseen lot in hand at the auction which I almost never attend; I find them boring.
Nevertheless, I am very dispassionate when it comes to missing out on a lot with an unsuccessful bid.
|
|
New Member
United States
1 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2023 Posts |
I learned the BWI (buying while intoxicated) lesson a while ago. The "watchlist" button works much better than the "buy" button almost all of the time.
That said, I have bought a few coins that looked better on-screen than in-hand, but nothing worth sending back. Occasionally disappointed, occasionally pleasantly surprised, yet at least content with all of my purchases.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
Instead of wearing it as your mistake, Why not make up some BS excuse and send it back, This seems to be the common practice these days. I am sure the seller doesn't mind wasting his/her time and loosing money on postage for someone else's mistakes  Edited by trout1105
09/29/2016 02:16 am
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
I canceled 2 orders via ebay last night one I bid on 2 coins of the same dates, the other I meant to hit a lower number. Seller was cool about it and promptly allowed it after I put in the cancel request. Note to self don't try to do 3 things at once......video games, watching baseball, and ebay buying. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
Yes I have done it. Mostly when I first started buying coins on ebay. But after a while I learned patience and better shopping skills. Now I rarely buy on ebay and look forward to attending 3 or 4 coin shows a year for my coin fixes. I wait patiently for a show then go with my "list" and what I don't find at the show I may shop on ebay for. For me patience is something I have gotten much better at. Yeah! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
It happened to me fairly recently. I forgot I was bidding in GBP, and I forgot the magnitude of the 17% buyer fee. I shouldn't have bid that one more increment.
Edited by TypeCoin971793
09/29/2016 07:22 am
|
|
CCF Advertiser
United States
1533 Posts |
ebay auctions generally have a return privilege. Most other auctions do not. Ive gotten coins that were cleaned, but not described as such with deceptive pictures and I just had to deal with it. Just put it on ebay and see if I can recover some of what it cost. Auctions are fun experiences. You can buy coins at auction that you can sell at a substantial profit. You can also get hosed.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
Better question....who hasn't?  |
|
Pillar of the Community
Norway
1358 Posts |
There's a reason I don't buy at online auctions anymore and only at physical auctions where I can see the wares first before making a bid. The chances of getting stuck with something you regret or where you end up being downright fooled are actually much larger than paying a somewhat correct price or even finding a bargain. So it may be a slower process and choice may be significantly less, but at least it saves a lot of trouble.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
 United States
2843 Posts |
I love that the question is coming from a user named PennyPincher.
|
| |
Replies: 33 / Views: 4,539 |
Posted 09/28/2016 9:42 pm
