Is There Ever A Justifiable Reason For Selling 'As Is'?

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coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 02/01/2009 4:20 pm It seems like a lot of sellers feel 'threatened' by the prospect of a return. Doesn't make much sense to me if you're an honest seller, especially since you'll make more money. The only valid time I can see is if it's something like bullion where the prices fluctuate a lot and some idiot might return because they get cold feet. Report this Post to the Staff

tampabaygrampa Valued Member United States 408 Posts	Posted 02/01/2009 5:39 pm I used to sell most of the items I sold on ebay "as is"...I gave a very honest and accurate description. After the listing, packing, posting, I didn't want somebody to decide it wasn't really what they wanted. Pictures were good and description was honest. Buy it or don't but I didn't want to be bothered with someones buyers remorse. I had no negative feedback and very little negative communication with over 200 sales. Report this Post to the Staff
Mr Finger Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 02/01/2009 5:43 pm Also,a buyer could send a coin of lesser grade back to the seller and then want a refund...Ive seen it happen! Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 02/01/2009 5:53 pm The way to protect against that is to take high resolution photos, I simply won't buy without a return policy unless its cheap because... Even good photos can easily hide cleaning and whatnot. This has happened to me before. Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 02/02/2009 12:52 pm I will sell a very few coins "as is," but only ones where I've made certain to note in the description that the coin itself is a 'details' coin and is being sold only as 'genuine.' I always post very large, well-lighted unenhanced photos of every coin I sell. I offer returns on 'as-is' listings only in the case of a coin turning out not to be genuine. On all other listings I accept returns without question. Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 02/04/2009 2:09 pm Being an antique dealer - but not a coin dealer. I run into the 'as is' all the time and I don't mind. When I see it, the seller is informing me that there are 'problems' with the item, so inspect carefully. I don't like it when I find an item that has problems and it is not mentioned. As for grading, truly subjective. I have posted pics here where I get grades from Fine to AU. Go figure. And I thought it was MS-70! Report this Post to the Staff
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