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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have come across "morgandealer" on ebayAlmost all of his coins look the exact same....heavily cleaned and polished. It is very cringe, and I know he is doing this to all of these coins. I truly wish people like this were not involved, he is ruining coins. https://www.ebay.com/usr/morgandealer*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Edited by NumismaticsFTW
03/01/2022 12:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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They do look like they have been harshly cleaned, but the photo has also been processed through photoshop or something alike. Double wammy for me.
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Forum Dad
 United States
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They look like they have cartwheel luster though.  |
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New Member
United States
3 Posts |
That cheek though....... Uncirculated, but highly polished and therefor worthless. Yuck!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1378 Posts |
All you have to do is read the negative reviews on ebay to know to stay clear of the seller....... |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19142 Posts |
I suspect there's a bit of image processing (optimization...) going on as well.
Take a few minutes and read the neutral and negative feedback--rather interesting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
They do a ton of image processing to try to hide all the chatter. I purchased a Morgan from them before (when I wasn't as smart). It came with way more chatter than the picture shows and definitely dipped. They are on my seller exclude list.
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Moderator
United States
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 to the Community, rlars007! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
Here is a fun side-by-side of the coin I had bought. I did get a full refund.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4680 Posts |
There are certainly some altered coins, but most of it looks like major image editing as others pointed out. Why anyone would buy from this seller or how they have any positive feedback at all is beyond me. ebay doesn't care, but it's clearly fraudulent listing practices. Intentionally altering a photo to deceive. In a perfect world they'd be a banned seller. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
Looking at the seller's typical final sales price, the juiced photos are not maximizing the auction bids as many of the final bids are on the low side. It appears that most buyers know what they are bidding on.
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United States
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More honest than most: Quote:
Due to the large quantity of coins we get, some of the coins had been cleaned. Please take that into consideration. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Agree, several on the Bay like that. Misleading and trying to cover backside with empty disclaimers.
Beware and look before you leap ..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That polished one makes me sad.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2281 Posts |
Let's all observe a moment of silence for ericgreen. . .
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is it polished or is it photoshopped? Polishing takes more effort. It doesn't matter to me because it doesn't interest me. But this does. It was bodybagged for altered surfaces and I had to redrill the hole. It still appeals to me more than any Morgan ever will. It wasn't easy to find either.  "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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03/01/2022 10:03 pm
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Posted 03/01/2022 1:38 pm
